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GreenPower Motor Company, Swiftly, Inc., and The Routing Company recently announced news from their respective companies.
GreenPower Motor Company Inc. announced the completed delivery of 10 EV Stars for use in the Boston market to provide last-mile passenger transportation services.
“The EV Star is the premier all-electric, purpose-built passenger shuttle vehicle on the market today,” said Claus Tritt, VP of Medium-Duty and Commercial Vehicle Sales for GreenPower. “Its class-leading range and safety ratings combine with its flexibility to meet the demands of various service opportunities in satisfying our customer’s needs.”
The GreenPower EV Star is a multi-purpose EV that can be used in a variety of settings including paratransit, employee shuttles, microtransit, and vanpool service. It has a range of up to 150 miles and offers dual charging capabilities as a standard feature.
The seating layout is customizable to an operator’s needs with multiple configurations and ADA positions. The EV Star is Altoona tested with the highest score of 92.2 in its class.
Swiftly, Inc. and Transit announced an integration that allows transit agencies to input a detour and have them intuitively displayed to app users in real time.
The new feature launched with three partner agencies in Baltimore, Vermont, and Southern California, with more transit systems to come.
The feature comes after Transit’s launch of detour auto-detection, a feature for transit agencies first launched with the STM in Montreal. It is built upon GTFS Trip-Modifications, a new data standard developed by Transit and Swiftly that is open to the entire industry.
The Routing Company (TRC) announced it has received a contract from Solano Transit Authority (STA) to deploy on-demand transit service.
The contract includes a base of three years with two one-year options for extension, for a total of up to five years.
With this contract, STA becomes TRC’s fourth partnership in California, following FAST Transit, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit, and Lassen Transit.
STA’s new on-demand service will initially be available across two communities – the City of Suisun and Rio Vista. Service is anticipated to begin in late September 2023.
The region’s fixed-route system finished out the year with a total of 373.5 million rides. Adding 12.3 million rides over 2024 represents an increase that is equal to the annual transit ridership of Kansas City.
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The service is a flexible, reservation-based transit service designed to close the first- and last-mile gaps and connect riders to employment for just $5 per day.
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Parsons wins the $60M Claremont Extension design contract as the Foothill Gold Line board reaffirms leadership during a pivotal project phase.
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The upgraded system, which went live earlier this month, supports METRO’s METRONow vision to enhance the customer experience, improve service reliability, and strengthen long-term regional mobility.
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The agency ranked top five among mid-sized U.S. transit systems, defined as agencies with 15 million to 50 million annual trips.
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The new program rewards B2B audience readers for engaging with trusted content and suppliers, earning them points toward events, travel, and more.
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The subway system saw increases across all key metrics, with 62% of subway riders reporting they feel satisfied with the system overall.
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The agreement provides competitive wages and reflects strong labor-management collaboration, positive working relationships, and a shared commitment to building a world-class transit system for the community, said RTA CEO Lona Edwards Hankins.
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The new contract for Keolis and VRE will commence in July 2026, with the potential to expand to 15 years.
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The priorities are outlined in the 2026 Board and CEO Initiatives and Action Plan, which serves as a roadmap to guide the agency’s work throughout the year and ensure continued progress and accountability on voter-approved transportation investments and essential mobility services.
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