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VIA Debuts New CNG Fleet
▶ VIA Metropolitan Transit introduced the
fi rst of more than 400 new compressed
natural gas buses April 20. The new buses,
manufactured by Nova Bus, are 40 feet
with a 67-passenger capacity.
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The Ford Spirit of Independence
▶ Arboc Specialty Vehicles LLC released
the 23-foot bus Ford Spirit of Independence,
built on the Ford Transit T350
cutaway chassis.
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Arboc
THE FORD Spirit of Independence.
People in the News
Tim Curran Francesco Cantatore, P.E. Cathy Holmes-Lewis Laura Koprowski Jean Aubin
San Diego
Metropolitan
Transit System
The San Diego Metropolitan
Transit System
hired former San Diego
County Assistant Sheriff
Tim Curran to oversee
all fi eld security
operations of the MTS
Transit Enforcement
Department.
He will supervise approximately
200 transit offi cers.
Prior to joining MTS, he
served in the San Diego
County Sheriff ’s Department.
In his most recent
post, Curran was one of
three assistant sheriff s to
Sheriff Bill Gore. He will be
second in command, behind
MTS Chief of Police.
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HNTB Corp.
Francesco Cantatore
joined HNTB Corp. as
senior program director,
rail systems.
Cantatore is an expert in
rolling stock, rail systems,
including high-speed rail
systems, with experience
in operations, engineering,
supply chain management,
procurement
and project delivery. He
has successfully examined
and re-engineered
operational procedures,
managed rail system
projects, and formulated
operational policies and
procedures. Previously
he served another fi rm as
senior director, business
operations — surface
transportation management
systems.
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Palm Tran
Palm Tran announced
the appointment of
Cathy Holmes-Lewis
as senior manager of
human resources.
Lewis will be responsible
for directing, administering,
coordinating and
evaluating all aspects of
Human Resources Section
at Palm Tran. She will be
responsible for developing
a robust, strategic method
of workforce planning
and management, as well
as managing all aspects
of human resources and
organizational development
for Palm Tran’s
600+ employees. Lewis
has more than 30 years
of experience from
Miami-Dade County/Miami
Dade Transit.
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Central Ohio
Transit Authority
The Central Ohio
Transit Authority
announced the
appointment of Laura
Koprowski to vice
president of government
affairs and
strategic external
communications.
Koprowski will oversee
government aff airs and
coordinate strategic
external communications,
developing and
implementing advocacy
strategies to promote
public transportation and
COTA initiatives in the
community. Koprowski
was previously at the
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning
Commission.
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GIRO Inc.
GIRO Inc. announced
the appointment
of Jean Aubin as
president and chief
executive officer.
Aubin began his career
with GIRO in 2002, and
until now held the role
of executive vice-president.
He holds a master’s
degree in operations
research from Université
de Montréal and worked
for more than 15 years in
software development,
including a decade in
the telecommunications
sector. He will assume
his new duties in July
2017, succeeding Paul
Hamelin, who had
been at the helm of the
company for more than
10 years.
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com/12334229
▶ Alstom and Airbus signed a cooperation
agreement in cybersecurity to support the
emergence of a new risk management
model adapted to the evolution of the
transport industry.
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▶ Keolis announced it has won an eightyear
contract for the operation and
maintenance of Foothill Transit and will
assume management of the operation on
July 1, 2017.
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▶ Complete Coach Works announced
the successful delivery of two refurbished
transit buses to the city of Modesto’s Area
Express.
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▶ Lilee Systems announced its collaboration
with Fluidmesh Networks to provide
reliable train-to-ground communications
to railways around the world.
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▶ Allison Transmission announced Fuel-
Sense 2.0, which delivers up to 6 percent
additional fuel savings beyond its original
FuelSense software.
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▶ Motor Coach Industries announced NJ
Transit issued a notice-to-proceed for
the second year of its six-year contract to
manufacture and deliver 185 commuter
coaches.
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▶ The Kansas City Area Transportation
Authority, in partnership with Transdev,
rolled out an app-based public transit service
called RideKC Freedom On-Demand.
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▶ Siemens is launching Digital Rail Services
in the U.S., which will use intelligent sensors
and advanced software platforms to put
intelligence behind billions of data points
created on the country’s rail systems.
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