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NJ TRANSIT seeks WiFi for trains

September 3, 2010

NJ TRANSIT wants to add wireless Internet connections for its 12 rail lines and 165 train stations.

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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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LA Metro releases iPhone app

September 1, 2010

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority released Go Metro, a free iPhone application.

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E-kiosk provides transit info in Seattle

August 31, 2010

Last week a Seattle (WA) real estate company unveiled a electronic transportation and amenities kiosk in the lobby of Amazon.com’s new offices that features real-time transit updates along with information about neighborhood amenities.

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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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New York City subway goes wireless

August 27, 2010

Now that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving forward with plans to roll out wireless connectivity on the New York City subway, Mass Transit took a look at Transit Wireless LLC, the consortium that got the job.

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Metro installs cameras on buses to improve safety

August 27, 2010

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) is installing cameras on its buses to help document incidents and encourage safer driving habits.

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CTA may consider cell-phone fare payment

August 26, 2010

Paying fares by cell phone is one of the options that the Chicago Transit Authority (IL) wants to consider as it moves toward a new fare payment technology.

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Still waiting for the train in Boston

August 24, 2010

While MBTA bus riders have the option of tracking most of the system’s bus routes, they will have to wait a little longer to get real-time rail information.

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Another look at Beijing’s straddling bus

August 20, 2010

The New York Times picked up the story of the Chinese straddling bus and interviewed the designer and local officials.

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