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Technologyby Staff and News ReportsApril 14, 2025

Commander Kirk Lippold to Deliver Keynote at 2025 Public Transit & Technology Exchange

Lippold is best known for his leadership as the commanding officer of the USS Cole, which came under attack by al Qaeda terrorists in the port of Aden, Yemen, in October 2000.

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Zero Emissionsby Alex RomanApril 7, 2025

CALSTART and the FTA Explore Wireless Charging for BEBs

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman spoke to CALSTART’s Brian Ballschmidt, Brian Lee, Katrina Sutton about key findings from its recent report for the FTA, what the future may hold for wireless charging, and more.

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Mountain Line customer boarding a bus.
Zero Emissionsby StaffMarch 28, 2025

A Journey to Electrification: Mountain Line Overcomes Challenges, Navigates a Developing Industry

The agency, based in Missoula, Mont., is pursuing a zero-emissions fleet by 2035 by adopting electric vehicles.

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Security and Safetyby Amy NixonMarch 26, 2025

Putting Out Fires: Is Your Operation Prepared for A Disaster

Day-to-day “fires” may be stressful, but you’re used to putting them out, right? But are you prepared for a literal fire? What would you do if your office building was struck by lightning? What would happen if your fleet was destroyed in a tornado? Torrential rains flood your waiting room? What now?

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Technologyby Joel StutheitMarch 17, 2025

Pennsylvania's CATA Fuels Innovation with Propane Autogas

A look at how the agency streamlined fueling and reinvested cost savings into services for the community.

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Motorcoachby Alex RomanMarch 13, 2025

The Key to Peter Pan’s Longevity? Innovation

The operation was recently named METRO’s Motorcoach Operator of the Year at this year’s United Motorcoach Association EXPO, which was held in February in Oklahoma City.

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New Mobilityby Sirus Karimi, VP, Commute with EnterpriseMarch 7, 2025

Today’s Regional Transit Strategies Require a Multimodal Approach

Evolving population trends continue to map the paths of a new, modern commute — one that’s giving transit leaders an opportunity to consider public transit strategies with a deeper, multimodal approach.

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Security and Safetyby Alex RomanMarch 4, 2025

Accounting for Thermal Events On The Road, At Transit Facilities

As the popularity of EVs rises, structures designed to house them are being planned around preventing and mitigating the effects of fires caused by Thermal Runaway Events, especially in high temperature areas.

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Managementby Ryan White, Brad Moore, Molly Weismantel and Rebecca Leitschuh February 26, 2025

The Benefits of Rethinking Resilient Infrastructure for Transit

In the face of climate change, using the Envision framework can help improve the planning and design of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

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Busby Alex RomanFebruary 10, 2025

Ballot Measure Kicks Nashville’s Multimodal Plan into High Gear

Six years after a bill was soundly defeated by voters, the recently passed $3.1 billion “Choose How You Move” initiative will utilize a half-cent sales tax to fund expanded WeGo Public Transit services, as well as neighborhood transit centers, 86 miles of sidewalk improvements, and much more.

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