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APTA reports record public transportation usage in US in 2013; growth outpacing population and VMT growth

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billion trips on public transportation—the highest annual public transit ridership number in 57 years— according to a report released by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the eighth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.

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APTA: public transportation ridership up 5% in first quarter 2012

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Public transportation ridership rose 5% to nearly 2.7 billion trips in the first quarter of 2012 over the first quarter of last year, according to a report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the fifth consecutive quarter of US public transit ridership increase, as 125.7 in the first quarter of 2012.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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Los Angeles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, Indianapolis and Houston. INRIX is the preferred provider of parking information and services to leading automakers, including Audi, BMW, Lexus and Porsche, as well as transportation agencies and drivers around the world. cities, including Washington D.C.,

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Siemens and Streetline launch smart parking project in Braunschweig, Germany

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The advanced parking project will also provide a platform for DLR (German Aerospace Center) to do ongoing research on parking infrastructure and services, as part of their Transportation and Mobility portfolio. One major factor contributing to city traffic congestion is motorists searching for parking.

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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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The highest demand so far has come in places like Dallas and Austin, Texas, as well as Cleveland and Indianapolis. Fish said of one of the accommodations she found (Nashville is a couple of hours’ drive outside the total-eclipse path), “and a Super 8 in Indianapolis going for $500 the night of the eclipse. and Montreal.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. Napa Valley Transportation Authority.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Concentric Ring Gas Atomization Die Design for Optimized Particle Production, $150,000 Praxair, Indianapolis, Ind. Los Alamos National Laboratory. FracMan / dfnWorks: Translating Geological Fracture Characterizations for Massively Parallel Subsurface Flow and Transport Simulations, $750,000 Golder Associates Inc.,