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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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Transportation resource center opens in rural South Carolina

August 20, 2010

A new transit resource center opened in Aiken (SC), this week, which uses technology to deliver transit information and trip-planning services across a six-county region

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SEPTA seeks federal funds for new fare system

August 20, 2010

SEPTA is seeking $29 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER II program to implement its long-delayed smart card system.

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Muni introduces new fare gates

August 17, 2010

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) unveiled new fare gates and ticket vending machines today, as the agency prepares to transition to the regional Clipper card.

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Charleston introduces greener buses

July 18, 2010

The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (SC) rolled out the first of 11 new environmentally friendly buses last week

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Foothill Transit to test electric vehicle

July 12, 2010

Foothill Transit (CA) is running a new electric bus on a trial basis and plans to put the route in service in September.

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Metro upgrades fare-vending machines

July 2, 2010

WMATA upgraded 100 vending machines throughout the Metrorail system, using $3.5 million in federal stimulus funds.

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A roundup of clean buses

June 24, 2010

Here’s a roundup of clean buses acquired with federal stimulus funding.

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New MBTA hybrids to squeeze out parking

June 23, 2010

The MBTA plans to roll out 60-foot articulated hybrid buses on a heavily traveled Boston bus route. To make room for the bigger bus stops, the MBTA is preparing to remove up to 90 on-street parking spaces, much to the dismay of local businesses.

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Votran introduces hybrid buses

June 20, 2010

Votran, the Volusia County (FL) transit system, unveiled one of nine new hybrid buses as part of Dump the Pump Day.

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