UTA takes delivery of Provo/Orem BRT bus
The New Flyer Xcelsior 60-foot articulated bus is the first to be delivered and will now go through a thorough testing process.
The New Flyer Xcelsior 60-foot articulated bus is the first to be delivered and will now go through a thorough testing process.
Routes being considered for elimination include linking Mount Holyoke, Hampshire and Smith; and an express run between Smith and UMass. Together they account for some 85,000 riders each year.
Partnership allows transit agencies of all sizes to tap into big data and better understand community-based transit needs while increasing ridership.
Crews are replacing aging equipment, such as signals and several thousand feet of track, over a two-month period, leading to the so-called "Summer of Hell."
Ruling called for an additional environmental study of the light rail line, despite the fact the project had already been studied and signed-off on by the feds.
These PSAs aim to promote rider etiquette and safety awareness in a new, engaging way.
The creation of the dashboard is part of a road map the MTA is developing to improve subways, which have experienced a 171% increase in delays in the past five years, from 27,495 in April 2012 to 74,668 in April of this year.
When state inspectors visited Miami-Dade in late 2016, they concluded the county needed 84 working Metrorail cars a day but that mechanical problems left only 72 that could be deployed for service. State inspectors returned in late June and found Miami-Dade’s daily goal was to have only 60 Metrorail cars in service.
The agency will pursue LEED Silver status for its future Operations and Maintenance Facility on the Eastside, and plans to pursue LEED certification for applicable stations and facilities that will serve future light rail extensions to West Seattle, Ballard and other cities.
Will discuss how an open platform software works and can contribute to the evolution of connected vehicle programs, including enabling connected vehicles to talk to traffic management systems, dynamic message signs, traffic signal controllers, and other ITS devices.
The vehicle coasted above the first portion of the track for 5.3 seconds using magnetic levitation and reached nearly 2Gs of acceleration, while achieving the Phase 1 target speed of 70mph.
Metro awarded a contract to Talgo to improve the performance of the Metro Red Line A650 HRVs by replacing and/or overhauling critical vehicle systems and subsystems.
The 30-foot City of Cerritos buses received complete makeovers along with major component replacements consisting of engines, transmissions, suspension parts, radiators, batteries, power steering pumps, surge tanks, and exhaust systems.
Currently in the pilot phase, the project involves installing screens, powered by startup company TransitScreen, displaying data from multiple feeds — including Port Authority buses, Pitt and UPMC shuttles, and Healthy Ride bikes.
All projects must comply with Buy America regulations, which require that all iron, steel, or manufactured products be produced in the U.S., as well as final assembly of vehicles.
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