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8.11.10

SMART BUSES * Canada - ETS tabs $3.4M to test ones

Technology will make riding easier, safer

Edmonton,ALB,CAN -The Edmonton Journal, by Gordon Kent -5 Nov 2010: -- Edmonton Transit riders will be able to find out where their bus is and hear what stop is approaching once they're on-board using equipment the city hopes to start testing next year... The $3.4-million proposal would try out the program on 50 buses, including automated stop announcements and passenger counts, vehicle condition, computer-aided dispatch and security cameras, says a report released Thursday... The bus stop announcements, already used in Winnipeg, Ottawa and Toronto, are supported by disabled groups hoping to make the transit system more accessible, the report says...

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