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FTA awards $343m to improve accessibility at transit-rail stations

FTA awards $343m to improve accessibility at transit-rail stations

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Grant recipients will use the federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and inclusive and in line with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has deployed Quanergy’s 3D Lidar Flow Management solution integrated with TNL’s traffic flow management platform to improve the travel time of San Francisco’s light rail vehicles.

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The 2020 Smart City Index measures citizens’ perceptions of the impact that technology has on their lives, surveying them on areas such as governance, health and safety, mobility and opportunities.

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