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Fare System Upgrade in Nashville — WeGo Public Transit in Nashville, TN, has partnered with INIT Innovations in Transportation Inc. for design, delivery and installation of an updated fare system, which includes a mobile ticketing app and an account-based electronic fare and back-office revenue management system. The new fare architecture will begin across WeGo’s fixed-route buses and paratransit vans and later will expand to Music City Star trains operated by the Regional Transportation Authority of Middle Tennessee.

Caltrain Honored for Bridge Replacement
— Caltrain’s Los Gatos Creek Bridge Replacement Project recently won the Construction Management Association of America’s Northern California Project Achievement Award in the transportation category. The $20.8 million project by the commuter rail agency in San Carlos, CA, replaced an existing bridge that did not meet seismic safety standards and was undertaken in a way as to not affect wildlife who breed and spawn in the creek.

‘Free Fare Fridays’ in Ohio — Three public transit systems in Ohio are offering free rides on their fixed routes every Friday through the end of August: METRO Regional Transit Authority in Akron, the Portage Area Regional Transit Authority in Kent and Stark Area Regional Transit Authority in Canton. The campaign also showcases “Destinations of the Week” in each agency’s service area.

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