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Monday, April 25, 2016

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Sacramento RT draws red line against loiterers, fare cheats

Sacramento Regional Transit is painting red lines around its light rail stations to keep out fare cheats and loiterers without building walls and turnstiles. Five stations now have red lines on the pavement. Sacramento Bee [4-24]>> Photo by Andrew Seng / The Bee

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Concerns raised over Dayton RTA bus operator overtime

Ballooning overtime for Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority bus drivers not only costs the agency millions of dollars annually, but union officials say it puts riders and the public at risk. Dayton Daily News [4-23]>> Photo by Josh Sweigart / Daily News

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The biggest gripes of NJ Transit customers

In a survey of 30,000 customers, high fares, late buses, trains that break down and light rail security are four of the biggest complaints that NJ Transit's ridership has with its system. NJ.com [4-25]>> Photo by Ellen Herb via Twitter

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Blind man must quit job when bus stop is removed

Tyler Crawford, a blind college student in the Des Moines area, relies on the bus to get to the grocery store where he works part time. But the shopping center will remove its bus stop at the end of April. Des Moines Register [4-22]>> Photo by Brian Powers / The Register

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