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Forecasts for intercity bus travel are markedly better than those generally made for public transit, but somewhat less optimistic than that for Amtrak predicted by McKinsey & Co.
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The head of the United Motorcoach Association and American Bus Association discuss the impact the new legislation will have on the private sector.
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The public transportation industry and its large supplier base are about to receive their largest financial boost in history. The boost will then become even larger and more sustained if other pending legislative actions remain on track.
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The coach distributor has used the extra time provided by pandemic disruptions to embrace change and delve into new business realms, including electrification.
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WSP USA representatives discuss the behind-the-scenes of The Mid-Coast Trolley Project’s completion, the role of a consultant, and the overall benefits of the project itself.
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"If ever there was The Real Deal in the bus world, Bill Luke was the one. Anyone who has ever loved buses or the bus business, or routinely traveled by bus, owes him." - David Millhouser
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While much of society is still grappling with the realities surrounding real-world autonomous implementations, various transit authorities and mobility-as-a-service pioneer, Beep, have been bringing concept into reality across the country.
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The company has endured over 100 years of world events and now has faced the COVID‐19 crisis head‐on.
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While transit agencies look to increase mobility for its customers, many are exploring relatively new concepts to do so. First Transit’s Tina Morch-Pierre, sr. director, innovation and technology services, and Derek Fretheim, sr. director, national innovation, discuss how mobility-as-a-service, as a concept, is evolving in transit, as well as some of the hurdles they are seeing play out in the market.
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Some experts have dubbed the reverse commute as “the stepchild of commuter transport,” but every major metro region in the U.S. has a significant number of reverse commuters. Tech can play a major role in solving an age-old challenge.
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