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A trio of trackers

August 31, 2010

Bus tracking applications are in the news, from college campuses to urban transit properties.

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BART extends wireless network

August 29, 2010

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) has extended its underground wireless network to three stations in Oakland, fixing what its website called a “mobile phone dead zone.” Now BART passengers can access a continuous mobile signal from Balboa Park to the Oakland underground stations via downtown San Francisco and the Transbay Tube. Link to [...]

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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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Stick to it: MBTA clears up cell phone confusion

August 27, 2010

The MBTA adopted a no-cell-phone policy over a year ago, but some customers are reporting drivers for talking on authorized radios. To clear up the confusion, the agency is adding bright orange reflective tape to radio handsets.

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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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MTA wireless service back on track

July 27, 2010

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s project to add wireless coverage in the system’s 277 underground subway stations is back on track.

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MBTA commuters can’t wait for pay-by-phone

July 22, 2010

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is introducing a remote payment system for its park-and-ride lots — and customers can’t wait

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Eight sexiest subway systems in the world

July 22, 2010

The Huffington Post lists the eight sexiest subway systems in the world.

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Waiting for the bus in Charm City

July 16, 2010

Baltimore Sun columnist Michael Dresser chronicles a frustrating afternoon trying to take the Charm City Circulator and the apparent disconnect between electronic predictions and reality.

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Shhh…NJ TRANSIT launches quiet cars

July 16, 2010

NJ TRANSIT will test quiet cars on some of its commuter rail trains starting on September 7. Passengers will be asked to refrain from using cell phones and to disable the sound on electronic devices.

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