In METRO's inaugural Bus Maintenance Survey, transit agencies find they are often asking their maintenance departments to do more with less, including cutting overtime, watching costs, reshuffling mechanic and fueler schedules, and extending vehicle life cycles.
The 2011 conference, held March 12 to 15 in Washington, D.C., also included the inaugural Capitol Hill Summit, where APTA members were urged to visit their elected officials to state their case for both increased and more reliable funding for public transportation.
Harpal Kapoor is leaving his position after failing to restore federal funds that were suspended since last November.
A full-size bus and bus shelter are part of the indoor landscape, as well as varied pavement and ground applications. Input on the development of the Mobility Center was considered by a paratransit technical advisory committee and a regional paratransit stakeholders group.
Forrest Claypool served two terms as Cook County Commissioner where he spearheaded whistleblower legislation to help crack down on fraud, led the fight against waste and excessive taxes, and championed healthcare reforms that are making primary care more accessible to Cook County residents.
Gov. Deval Patrick green lighted a commission to find ways to make the paratransit service more cost-effective after a report showed it cost taxpayers $90 million last year.
Riders using the agency’s pickup van service will receive automated status phone calls 10 to 15 minutes before their ride is scheduled to arrive. If successful, next steps include online trip booking and cancellations.
In opposition to cuts in door-to-door bus service to senior complexes, a senior citizen has gathered 100 signatures on a petition to send to Metro Transit.
"I never even thought about keeping it," he said. "I wouldn't have felt right about keeping that money. No way."
The company is a major provider of paratransit buses as well as transit agencies and private operators throughout Florida. Transit Plus is a family owned company with a long history of sales and service in the transit and shuttle markets.
The RIDES program provides non-emergency transportation services to the elderly, individuals with disabilities as well as low-income residents of Harris County who are unable to access traditional Houston Metro services.
Will begin operating the Wheels Dial-a-Ride service for the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority on July 1, 2011, including trip reservations, scheduling and dispatching services.
There will be no service cuts for the first time in three years.
The latest “Transit Savings Report” shows that, since gas prices have risen more than 30 cents a gallon in each of the last two months and nearly 80 cents since the beginning of the year, transit riders are able to reap the largest amount of savings in nearly three years.
President William A. Millar said that the funding reductions made to public transportation and high-speed rail are troublesome, since these investments are catalysts to create jobs, and untimely, due to the recent sharp rise in gas prices.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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