How Mobile Payments Are Revolutionizing Public Transit
Mashable
The global transportation industry has become a testing ground for new payment systems, as cutting-edge technologies have been introduced to taxis, buses and trains worldwide to streamline your jaunts around town. From reserving and paying for a cab …

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You Already Own the Next Most Important Transportation Planning Tool
The Atlantic Cities
“They don’t know a thing about transportation. They don’t know what thetransportation community spends on trying to instrument the road network with their own technologies,” Smith says. “And this is a network that they’ve already spent $300 billion on …
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Google Maps Now Tracks Public Transportation
CIO
That’s because Google has partnered with four US cities and two European cities to add a new livetransit feature to Google Maps that can tell you whether your train or bus is running late. Essentially, it works like this: You open up Google maps and …
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Rapid bus arrivals start up in San Diego
Examiner.com
Not only are there fewer stops, 25 instead of 31, the intersections and buses are equipped with the latest technology that times street signal crossings so the bus can go through and helps the drivers navigate traffic and congestion. Bus Rapid Transit …
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Metro taking next steps to create new payment system
Washington Examiner
Board member Jeff McKay also raised concerns about how the change would affect the communities that rely on the SmarTrip technology for their local bus systems. A massive push was completed less than three years ago to get them all on the same system.
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Proterra Raises $30M From Kleiner, GM And Others - Citybizlist …
Company to Ramp Production of Fast Charge Battery Electric Transit Buses and … set by the Federal Transit Agency (FTA) for advanced technology buses nearly 20 … Proterra has also strengthened its board by electing a manufacturing …
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GM Ventures invests $6M in zero-emission transit bus maker …
… plan to support the development of next-generation transportation technology . … The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Thursday to increase …
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Mayoral Candidates Cordial During Debate On Best Ways To Use Tech To Improve SF
The San Francisco Appeal
Avalos criticized the lack of technology like the NextBus service at many transit stops in the southern part of the city compared to ones up north, saying the city’s transit first policy “sounds very hollow” to those residents. Yee criticized a $384000 …
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Estuary Transit District wins national award
TheDay.com
The transit district was recognized for implementing new technology and 9 Town Transit’s ability to expand services despite the current economic climate. Over the past two years, 9 Town Transit has implemented a GPS-based dispatching system, …
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NJ Transit Provides Twitter Alerts | njtoday.net – Everything New …
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NEWARK — Customers seeking the NJ Transit service information can now access rail, bus and light rail updates through Twitter. On Wednesday, NJ Tr… … “ The technology behind NJ Transit’sMy Transit alert system enables us to transmit alerts and advisories across a multitude of communication channels simultaneously—including through the website, mobile devices, digital screens, …
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