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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Continues Positive Trend

The agency saw 19,873,436 boardings on weekdays, reaching 78.8% of its pre-pandemic July 2019 level. On weekends in July there were 5,592,948 boardings, reaching 95.3% of pre-pandemic weekend ridership from July 2019.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

RIPTA Debuts On-Demand Transportation Pilot

The pilot, called Flex On Demand, is designed to revolutionize how Rhode Islanders experience public transit.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

WMATA, Maryland Officials to Extend Bus Lane Pilot

The bus-only lanes along Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road were installed this summer to help move shuttle bus customers along faster during the Red Line construction work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2024

San Diego MTS Ridership Up 10% in FY24

During the last fiscal year (July 2023 – June 2024), the transit agency logged 75,663,343 passenger trips, a 10.4% increase over Fiscal Year 2023 (68,511,363).

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2024

Biz Briefs: EO Charging, Smart Eye, and Vicinity

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier partnership news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2024

Katrina Heineking Returns to Transdev

With nearly three decades of experience in the transportation industry, she brings a wealth of knowledge, strategic vision, and innovative leadership back to Transdev.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2024

King County Metro's ‘Operation Safe Transit’ Initiative Yielding Results

The initiative was launched by KCSO, in May, as a pilot program focused on targeted work on transit and at transit locations in Seattle, such as bus stops and station platforms.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

Iowa's DART Ridership up 9%

Fixed Route continues to be DART’s most highly utilized bus service, with 95% of all rides in FY 2024 on one of DART’s more than 25 local and express bus routes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

TransLink Launches Fare Enforcement Program

The high-profile blitz is designed to deter people from using the transit system without paying or paying the appropriate fare amount. Those who still choose to evade or use improper fare products may be issued an infraction ticket of $173.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

MARTA Completes 1K New Bus Stop Amenities in 5 Years

The installations consist of bus shelters, standalone benches, and other seating options, and include trash cans and signs with service information at stops in the City of Atlanta, as well as Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties.

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