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Our cover article this month focuses on accessibility at Palm Tran . When evaluating accessibility products in 2014 , Palm Tran leadership was impressed with the Q ’ POD from Q ’ STRAINT .
Fast forward to 2017 when Q ’ STRAINT visited Palm Beach County to demonstrate a newer device to Palm Beach leadership – QUANTUM .
Today , Palm Tran includes Q ’ POD on its new bus orders and envisions having QUANTUM and Q ’ POD installed on all future bus orders . Self-securement is paving new paths for riders in Palm Beach County , Florida .
This issue also includes a special edition inserted into the magazine , featuring Space Coast Area Transit and its deployment of the SPOT system by ETA Transit .
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SPOT , or Spatial Positioning on Transit , is a modular tool in an open architecture environment , designed to deliver solutions based on an agency ’ s unique needs at a lower cost than most legacy systems . At its fullest potential , SPOT can provide CAD / AVL capabilities , powerful back-office software , passenger information systems , intelligent route management , and support for GTFS and GTFS-RT .
Finally , this issue also includes thought leadership on fire risk assessment and mitigation , critical elements missing from MaaS today , and spotlights on transit contracting , Kelderman , and Best Tours & Travel .
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