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The transit agency's technology investment is expected to increase safety and convenience and streamline schedules for fixed routes.
Read More →Metro has released route, stop and schedule data for download, hoping to make the information useful to more riders.
Read More →Kansas-based Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority entered into a fuel-hedging contract last May before prices dropped, causing the agency to pay $215,000 more over eight months.
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Applications range from simple, single-brush models to fixed drive-through options. In an effort to go 'green,' some company's systems reduce the amount of water or chemicals used and feature high-efficiency motors to reduce energy usage.
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Flexible in the extreme, BRT can be implemented in stages and allowed to develop its ridership over time -- either as an end unto itself or as a prelude to a rail system. That underlying reality is one of BRT's most appealing virtues: even in the most difficult of financial times, small and large metropolitan regions alike still need public transportation.
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Many in the motorcoach industry say that the new opportunities are excellent for generating new revenues and working cooperatively with other operators and even local transit properties.
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Austin, Texas' Capital Metro and Phoenix-based Valley Metro employed special crime prevention tactics when designing their systems, as well as CCTV cameras and manpower to secure their rail systems' passengers, trains and other infrastructure.
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Sustainability is being looked at in a more comprehensive way, with a new focus on economic and social impacts in addition to environmental. Growing trends include committee development and creating long-term strategies.
Read More →Across the U.S., bus rapid transit system plans are moving along at a healthy speed. While funding is a concern for many, two newly operating systems are already experiencing unanticipated ridership increases.
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