The Oregonian’s Elliot Njus answers a reader’s question about blinking lights on some TriMet buses: What are the blinking red lights on TriMet buses’ front route signs? (Commuting Q&A) Some TriMet buses have red, blinking lights on the front readerboard. What are they? Those lights are a secret handshake between buses and traffic signals. They…
DetailsMany high-risk intersections in rural Minnesota areas will hopefully be site to less crashes, thanks to intelligent transportation systems that will soon be installed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. MnDOT is installing Rural Intersection Conflict Warning Systems at 54 intersections across the state. According to MnDOT, the sites were chosen based on various criteria,…
DetailsWashington, DC (December 10, 2013) — New analysis of four iconic cities shows that commuters can save millions of hours of travel time by shifting to bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. The report from EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute program for sustainable urban transport and planning, draws primarily from case studies conducted in Bogotá, Mexico…
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