Articles

Motorcoach•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•February 15, 2013

2013 UMA Expo Begins New Era

Co-located Travel Exchange aims to bring together motorcoach and group tour and travel industries to help form both partnerships and business relationships. Meanwhile, several companies mark major milestones on the show floor.

Bus•by Brittany-Marie Swanson, Associate Editor•February 15, 2013

Passengers Seek More Ways to Pay Fares

Transit agencies across the country are discovering that passengers want to pay for fares the same way they pay for everything else — with their own bank cards or smartphones.

Bus•by Nicole Schlosser•February 15, 2013

New Flyer, DesignLine discuss electric bus offerings

New Flyer has a contract with Chicago Transit Authority for two XE40 buses and received funding for a few Winnipeg Transit buses. Meanwhile, the ECO Smart is available in 30-, 35- and 42-foot versions.

Bus•Cover Story•by Nicole Schlosser•February 15, 2013

Proterra to Power S.C. town

The bus manufacturer is helping the City of Seneca reach its goal of having an all-electric bus fleet by the summer. The city partnered with nearby Clemson Area Transit to obtain a grant to fund the four vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Paratransit•by Cliff Henke•February 14, 2013

Future Federal Policy Will Depend On Available Resources

Although Congress just enacted a new transportation bill, the next one will soon need to be debated.

Paratransit•by Alex Roman, Managing Editor•February 14, 2013

Five Questions-APTA Chair Flora Castillo

Officially became the 2012-2013 chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) at the start of the APTA Annual Meeting last October in Seattle. Castillo, APTA’s first Latina chair, is a member of the New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) board of directors, having been appointed by former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman in 1999, and reappointed by three different governors.