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CTA to add real-time info at bus shelters

May 12, 2011

The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) will install 160 LED signs to display arrival predictions at high-volume bus stops and transfer locations across the city.

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Building a better bus stop: 19 innovative concepts

February 4, 2011

Want to build a better bus stop? Maybe these innovative concept shelters will inspire you.

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Big Blue Bus wins award for high-tech bus stops

January 6, 2011

Big Blue Bus (CA) received an award from the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its new bus stop design.

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All wet: Riders say Muni’s new shelters let in rain

January 3, 2011

Riders say that the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency’s (CA) new energy-efficient bus shelters — with their curvy roofs and glass panels — let in the rain and wind.

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Muni installs 100th new bus shelter

December 16, 2010

The San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency (CA) installed its 100th new transit shelter, featuring energy-saving featuers and expanded customer information.

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Pace to test next-bus technology

November 26, 2010

Chicago-area Pace Suburban Bus Service (IL) is testing a next-bus arrival sign at a bus shelter near its headquarters in Arlington Heights.

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UK opens up transit data

September 28, 2010

The National Public Transport Data Repository provides route and timetable data for every transit service operating in Great Britain for a selected week in October each year.

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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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Reinventing the bus stop

May 19, 2010

In Fast Company, Tadeo Toulis, creative director of Seattle-based Teague, writes about a concept his firm calls Traffic 2.0, which reinvents the bus stop to answer three basic questions about the trip: Where, how, and when.

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Sun Metro upgrades bus shelters

May 18, 2010

El Paso’s Sun Metro (TX) will start installing new bus shelters in a few weeks. The shelters will be equipped to display real-time bus location, but the technology is not yet in place.

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