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December 2007
Transit Agency Deployments
| Name | Contact Information | No. of Vehicles | Context/Success of Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pace Suburban Bus (Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority) | 550 W. Algonquin Road Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (847) 364-7223 |
705 buses | Intelligent Bus System (IBS) installed in 2005. All buses with MDT and supervisor vehicles have notebook computers that can have 2-way communications. |
| Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA-Metro) | 181 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 855-7300 |
332 buses | Digital trunked radio & MDT |
| Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) | 401 South Jackson Street Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 398-5000 |
209 buses | MDT and wireless data on/off load system at Central Base (part of Smart Bus deployment) |
| Golden Empire Transit District (GET) | 1830 Golden State Ave. Bakersfield, CA 93301 (661) 324-9874 |
79 buses | Digital trunked radio & MDT |
| Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) | 200 W. Washington Street Rochester, PA 15074 (724) 728-4255 |
34 buses | Digital trunked radio & MDT installed in fleet in 2001. Update communications system planned. |
| St. Joseph Transit (The Ride) | 702 S. 5th Street St. Joseph, MO 64501 (816) 233-6700 |
21 buses | Digital trunked radio & MDT |
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