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Security and Safetyby Jim Haring November 6, 2021

Transit Agency Priorities for Cybersecurity

Now, more than ever, cybersecurity is vitally important for public transit agencies.

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Zero Emissionsby StaffNovember 6, 2021

Proterra’s ZX5 Focuses on Safety, Efficiency

Since 2004, the EV industry has evolved toward full fleet electrification, and Proterra buses have evolved with it.

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Zero Emissionsby StaffNovember 6, 2021

CATS Transit Taps BYD to Serve Its Community

CATS provides bus service to residents of and visitors to Baton Rouge. The system operates 29 bus lines and provides more than two million rides each year.

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Zero Emissionsby StaffNovember 6, 2021

GILLIG Celebrates Production of 100th Battery Electric Bus

The bus was scheduled for delivery to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Mo., later that month.

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Zero Emissionsby StaffNovember 5, 2021

New Flyer’s Xcelsior AV™ — North America’s First Automated Heavy-Duty Transit Bus

In 2020, New Flyer announced North America’s first deployment of automated transit buses into revenue service, in a pilot project with the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

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Paratransitby StaffNovember 5, 2021

QUANTUM Makes Passenger Safety Push-Button Easy

With the introduction of the QUANTUM Automatic Securement Station, the industry now has the first securement system designed to both keep passengers safe — and keep drivers on schedule.

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Managementby Mitun SeguinNovember 4, 2021

What Are Your Passengers Saying About You and Why?

Understanding and improving the passenger experience.

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Motorcoachby Lexi TuckerOctober 28, 2021

In This Together: How Motorcoach Associations Have Stepped Up and Helped Out

The heads of the American Bus Association and United Motorcoach Association weigh in on how banding together has made it possible for the industry to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Zero Emissionsby Cliff HenkeOctober 22, 2021

The Zero Emission Revolution Has Only Begun

Many layers of implications and factors, some of which are outside the control of transit agencies, must be considered as the industry reaches for its “moon shot.” Here are six of the "Battles" that will grow larger.

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Paratransitby Todd MouwOctober 18, 2021

Washington Agencies Lower Emissions, Costs with Propane Autogas

With a goal to lower their emissions and total operating costs, Washington state’s Kitsap Transit and the Whatcom Transportation Authority sought an alternative fuel solution for their paratransit shuttles.

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