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Industry Briefs
First Transit Extends Longest-Running Partnership — First Transit recently extended its longest-running partnership, with the Duluth (MN) Transit Authority, for an additional five years. The company has provided transit management for the Duluth system for more than 46 years.
Metra Tests Real-Time Information Screens — Metra commuter rail in Chicago has begun testing new real-time travel information digital screens at downtown and suburban stations. The 55-inch, high-resolution digital screens provide real-time train arrival and departure information, notices of train service disruptions, weather updates, public service announcements such as Amber Alerts and other emergency news.
SamTrans Breaks Ground in San Carlos — The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) recently began construction on the San Carlos Multimodal Transit Center Project, located on the west side of the railroad corridor at the site of the existing San Carlos Caltrain Station. The project will transform an existing parking lot at the Caltrain station into a multimodal transit center that will improve safety and accessibility among SamTrans fixed-route buses, Caltrain commuter rail, local shuttles, pedestrians and bicyclists.
Reno’s RTC Introduces ‘Token Transit’ App — The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, Reno, NV, debuted Token Transit, a free Apple and Android app that enables customers to buy their bus passes on their phones. App users can also use their smartphone screen as a bus pass, eliminating the need for a paper ticket or cash fare.
Valentine’s Gift for Riders — The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) provided all-day free rides Feb. 14 for customers who showed the driver the RTA app on their smartphones. More than 1,000 customers downloaded the free app during an RTA promotion late last year.
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