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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2005

UV device irradiates bus, rail microorganisms

New technology kills airborne germs on transit vehicles, saves money and improves heatlth.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2005

Finding the true cost of your transit buses

APTA panel discussion encourages life-cycle cost programs.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2005

N.C. agency awards $90 million DMU contract

Triangle Transit Authority to receive 32 railcars from United Transit Systems.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2005

ABA, UMA to vote on unification

Motorcoach associations will vote on their future in March.

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Managementby Caroline CaseyOctober 1, 2004

Challenges for the Next 100 Years

Meeting the specific needs of communities will remain the goal of the public transportation for the next 100 years. But transportation futurists differ on how those needs will be met.

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Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2004

An Industry Transformed

Over the past century, public transportation has evolved through innovation in areas such as technology, social policy, legislation, regulation and funding. The following are the perspectives of inudstry notables on what they deem as key innovations of the past century.

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Managementby METRO StaffOctober 1, 2004

50 Who Influenced Public Transportation

Today's public transportation landscape has been sculpted by countless individuals, making it difficult to choose the 50 most influential. However, with input from the industry and Editorial Advisory Board, we've assembled 50 names that we feel have left indelible impressions. We provide them here in approximate chronological order by period of accomplishment.

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Managementby Cliff HenkeOctober 1, 2004

10 unexpected milestones

Turning points in the past century that had unforeseen consequences.

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Managementby Frank Di Giacomo, PublisherOctober 1, 2004

100 years of deadlines

Here's to another 100 years of covering the public transportation industry.

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Managementby Brian BakerAugust 1, 2004

Tilting trains debut regular service in United Kingdom

Virgin Trains' new tilting train service has cut travel time between London and Manchester to just more than two hours, a time reduction of 22%.

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