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Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor/Associate Publisher•October 18, 2006

Embracing the new normal

The transit industry post 9/11

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Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor•October 18, 2006

GM Survey: Funding Shortfalls Are Key Concern

Second annual survey of chief transit executives finds that inadequate funding is biggest challenge. Meanwhile, the average GM salary is $113,104, about 4.0% higher than last year.

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Management•by Alex Roman, Associate Editor•October 18, 2006

Top 100 Transit Bus Fleets: Fleet Ridership Surges with Gas Prices

New York City Transit is still on top with 4,520 buses. In Katrina's wake, ridership and buses decrease significantly in New Orleans.

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Management•by Camella Lobo•October 18, 2006

Ohio fleet is soy happy with biodiesel

COTA utilizes its states natural resources by implementing the use of soy-based biodiesel in its bus fleet.

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Management•by Janna Starcic, Managing Editor•October 18, 2006

Denver on Track with Light Rail, Highway Expansion

The highly anticipated opening of its light rail service, part of a unique design-build project, spurred several distinctive partnerships and planted the seeds for transit-oriented development to flourish.

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Paratransit•by Alex Roman, Associate Editor•October 18, 2006

Five Years Later: Securing Public Transit Post 9/11

Combined with recent attacks abroad, the events of 9/11 have forced many transit agencies to adjust the ways they protect their system. CCTV systems, bomb-sniffing dogs and agency-wide training programs are part of their solutions.

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Management•by Joey Campbell•October 18, 2006

10 Must-Have Web Features to Boost Tour and Charter Business

Businesses can no longer afford to rely on conventional tools of communication. New Website features such as content management systems and Adobe Flash technology lead motorcoach operators into the next generation of online marketing.

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Management•by Janna Starcic, Managing Editor•October 18, 2006

Key Strategies to Building, Retaining Transit Ridership

Increasing service frequency, restructuring fares and fare collection, and partnering with local entities to develop new market opportunities are some methods being used by U.S. transit operations to appeal to customers.

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Management•by Staff•October 18, 2006

Greensboro, N.C., rolls out campus service

HEAT buses to serve more than 60,000 students at 8 major colleges and universities

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Management•by Staff•October 18, 2006

Fed oversight questioned during NTSB bus fire hearings

NTSB officials told by investigators that U.S. government has failed to make charter buses safe

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