Passenger Bus, Rail and Motorcoach Industry News

Service would allow customers to set up a time for a shuttle to pick them up and take them to their destination for a set fare.

Contract gives the company total responsibility for all aspects of Chatham Area Transit service, which includes 60 buses, two ferry boats, one streetcar and 26 paratransit vehicles.

Will provide a Web-enabled, browser-based demand response scheduling and dispatch system that includes an advanced scheduling and run-cutting solution to help automate time consuming tasks and create efficiencies in the major stages of the scheduling process.

Attendees asked the two finalists -- Linda Watson and Deborah Finn -- about accessibility issues such as ramps for bus stops.

The provision of travel training/travel instruction is one part of the array of services that comprise a broader “mobility management” plan.

Only those living within three-quarters of a mile of Lorain County Transit’s remaining two fixed routes will still have service. The Chronicle Telegram talks with riders affected by the cuts.

Community program transports seniors, youth groups in the Washington County area using accessible 10-person van.

Nearly 90 percent of taxi voucher program users traveling to and from airport. City officials attempting to curb inappropriate use.

Will implement new pilot program in early 2010, which will integrate more interactive training techniques, emphasize service enhancements such as door-to-door service, EZ-Pay, and the use of GPS and other technology.

System gives dispatchers the ability to see the exact location of all the vehicles under their care so they can quickly send the closest available driver to a new trip.