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COVER STORY
14 > ARBOC Specialty Vehicles builds
on legacy of “Equal Access for Everyone”
Building on a legacy of accessibility and
exceptional service, ARBOC Specialty Vehicles
is poised in 2020 to refi ne its vehicle offerings
and further improve its organizational effi ciency
FEATURES
13 > Making public transit safer during
COVID-19 outbreak
Transportation systems are always important
for communities and our country, and never
more so than during a crisis. Originally
posted on the USDOT blog
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By U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao
17 > Are you ready for H.265?
The newest video standard, known as High
Effi ciency Video Coding (HEVC or H.265) has a
lot to offer, which has users eager to upgrade
their surveillance systems
By Alicia Delgado
18 > Coronavirus relief for motorcoach
industry: How did Congress miss the bus?
BUSRide editors spoke with Peter Pantuso,
president and CEO of the American Bus
Association, about Congress’ failure to include
the motorcoach industry in the CARES Act; what
that means for intercity bus operators and the
American economy at-large; and how operators
can help themselves and their industry today
20 > Offi cial BUSRide Roundtable
Discussion: Integrating ITS with
legacy systems
This in-depth discussion explored the risks
associated with poor integration; unique
challenges faced by early adopters; fi rst steps
toward integrating disparate systems; and the
value of data warehousing
22 > Big Data has big payoffs for APTA-
award winning transit agency
Tim Witten, ITS and special projects manager
for Blacksburg Transit talks about how Big
Data has helped improve customer experience,
planning and service
Contributed by the TripSpark Technologies staff
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30 > Thinking out loud
How till autonomous vehicles affect
school transportation?
By Michael J. Martin
DEPARTMENTS
7 > UPDATE
24 > DELIVERIES
26 > PRODUCTS & SERVICES
28 > PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
COLUMNS
6 > EDITOR’S LETTER
By Richard Tackett
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