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traffic

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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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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EU proposes black boxes for buses and taxis

July 21, 2010

With a goal of reducing road deaths by half over the next decade, the European Commission wants to install event data recorders in buses, trucks, and taxis.

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Real-time bus info planned for Mysore

July 20, 2010

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation plans to introduce intelligent transportation systems in Mysore, marking a first in India.

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Metro seeks to ease congestion on busy bus routes

July 19, 2010

Planners at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) are using next-bus data as a planning tool to identify the most congested bus corridors.

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Cleveland’s BRT is stuck in traffic

July 8, 2010

Nearly two years after the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority finished its Health Line bus rapid transit project, the BRT vehicles are barely outpacing the buses they replaced.

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Transforming New York’s buses

July 7, 2010

Can the MTA’s chairman and CEO Jay Walder convince New Yorkers to embrace the bus? New York Magazine explores the challenges, opportunities, and politics involved with introducing BRT.

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Utah takes buses to the MAX

June 28, 2010

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America presented a Smart Solution Spotlight award to the Utah Transit Authority’s MAX Bus Rapid Transit.

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Taking the MBTA’s bus simulator for a spin

June 22, 2010

Boston Herald reporter Richard Weir writes about his experience testing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s $1.3 million bus cab simulator.

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US lags behind other nations on ITS

January 29, 2010

A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation focuses on how other nations apply information technologies to address congestion, improve safety, and reduce emissions — and why the US is falling behind.

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