Julie Gates:
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MTA has new subway cars that improve accessibility,
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California's considering merging its
Bay Area Transit Agencies, and Amelia
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Earhart's plane may have been located.
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Welcome to your Transit
Unplugged News Minute.
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New York's Metropolitan Transportation
Authority debuted new cars on its C Line.
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They feature an open gangway which
allows riders to move freely between
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subway cars, including people
using strollers and wheelchairs.
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What if we just had one transit system
across the entire San Francisco Bay Area?
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To create a more seamless service, Senate
Bill 926 has been introduced to merge
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the Bay Area's 27 transit agencies.
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It is already igniting a healthy debate.
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And in aviation news, Amelia Earhart's
plane may have been discovered.
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Through underwater sonar images, a plane
shaped object that matches Earhart's
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aircraft Modaxo was spotted 100 miles from
where she was to refuel in the Pacific.
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Earhart was on a quest to become the first
female pilot to fly solo around the world.
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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is
being brought to you by Modaxo, passionate
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about moving the world's people.
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I'm Julie Gates.