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Sustainability

Dayton to buy new hybrids

September 3, 2010

The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (OH) is receiving $950,000 in federal funds to purchase two new hybrid buses.

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Foothill Transit launches all-electric buses

September 3, 2010

What charges faster than your cell phone? Foothill Transit’s new all-electric Ecoliner buses.

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King County narrows choices for replacing trolleybuses

September 1, 2010

Planners at King County Metro Transit (WA) will compare two propulsion technologies for replacing its aging fleet of trolleybuses: updated electric trolleybuses or diesel-electric hybrids.

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Troubles for Charm City Circulator

August 30, 2010

Mechanical problems with the hybrid engines, record heat, and traffic congestion have caused breakdowns and delays for Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator this summer.

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Florida asks drivers to reThink their commute

August 23, 2010

The Florida Department of Transportation launched reThink, an online program that matches potential carpooling partners.

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Utah to test CNG buses

August 19, 2010

The Utah Transit Authority will test two compressed natural gas buses to see if they can handle the region’s hills.

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Bike-sharing prototype planned for New York

August 16, 2010

Social Bicycles will test its new approach to bike-sharing in New York City this fall.

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Nashville launches bike-sharing program

August 16, 2010

The City of Nashville (TN) launched a free bike-sharing program last week, with 30 bicycles available to residents at two locations.

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MBTA agrees to reduce commuter rail emissions

August 6, 2010

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will spend more than $2 million to reduce diesel emissions throughout its commuter rail system.

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Chinese plan a two-story “straddling bus”

August 4, 2010

A Chinese company is testing the 3D Express Coach, or “straddling bus,” a two-story vehicle that would carry passengers on the upper level, while allowing cars to drive below.

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