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Get ready for a busy Labor Day Weekend
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Welcome to September and your Transit Unplugged News Minute, where we cover the biggest headlines in the transit industry.
Most transit systems will be operating on a holiday schedule today due to Labor Day in the United States and Canada. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration expects this will be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record. Source: TSA
Congratulations to Los Angeles Metro. For the 20th straight month, they have seen year-over-year ridership growth, delivering over 25M boardings in July. Source: LA Metro
To reduce fare evasion and improve safety, Vancouver’s TransLink is increasing fare enforcement patrols on the system. They expect to recover $5M in lost revenue by getting riders to pay their fares. Source: TransLink
This week, the Toronto Transit Commission is increasing bus, subway, and streetcar service to meet increasing ridership demands. The bus network will have more service hours than were in place before the pandemic. Source: TTC
And the U.S. Federal Transit Administration is hosting a webinar on Thursday to cover the updates to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program. Source: FTA
This Transit Unplugged News Minute is brought to you by Modaxo. https://modaxo.com/
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Manage episode 437666570 series 3516298
Welcome to September and your Transit Unplugged News Minute, where we cover the biggest headlines in the transit industry.
Most transit systems will be operating on a holiday schedule today due to Labor Day in the United States and Canada. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration expects this will be the busiest Labor Day travel period on record. Source: TSA
Congratulations to Los Angeles Metro. For the 20th straight month, they have seen year-over-year ridership growth, delivering over 25M boardings in July. Source: LA Metro
To reduce fare evasion and improve safety, Vancouver’s TransLink is increasing fare enforcement patrols on the system. They expect to recover $5M in lost revenue by getting riders to pay their fares. Source: TransLink
This week, the Toronto Transit Commission is increasing bus, subway, and streetcar service to meet increasing ridership demands. The bus network will have more service hours than were in place before the pandemic. Source: TTC
And the U.S. Federal Transit Administration is hosting a webinar on Thursday to cover the updates to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program. Source: FTA
This Transit Unplugged News Minute is brought to you by Modaxo. https://modaxo.com/
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