METRO Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Staff

Editorial

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 StaffMay 30, 2013

Micro BIrd G5 bus completes Altoona

Outperformed the competition on the interior noise tests with impressive results and got to the finish line with a clean slate on the body structure.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

MBTA launches new developer platform

After first releasing its schedule data in the industry-standard GTFS format to developers in 2009, the MBTA jumped to the forefront of sharing real-time transit data by making live location and prediction data for all 1,000 buses available to developers in 2010.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

WTS International conference attendance up 25%

Additionally, 40% of attendees were first-time participants, and there was a sharp increase in sponsorship with 30% more companies participating and, of the 50-plus participating sponsors, at least 20 of them were new.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

Calif.’s Foothill Transit moves to in-house management

Executive board voted 5 to 0 in favor of establishing the agency’s first ever in-house management team and to amend the agency’s contract with Veolia Transportation. Will transition most of the current management team to Foothill Transit’s employ. The change is expected to save the agency approximately $1 million a year.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

New S.F. shuttle giving Muni some competition

Leap Transit, a new private shuttle service featuring leather seats, Wi-Fi and a cashless payment system, launched in mid-May.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

TTC’s plan highlights safety, customer service

Strategic objectives include managing risks, protecting customers, contractors and employees, and minimizing impact on the environment; cultivating an empowered, customer-focused workforce; and effective, efficient asset management that delivers reliable services in a state of good repair.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

Nashville Mayor commits $7.5M for BRT system

Known as The Amp, the BRT project, one of Karl Dean’s most high-profile initiatives, is designed to help ease traffic congestion and provide better mass transit as the region adds a million new residents over the next two decades

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 30, 2013

N.Y. MTA restores train service to Rockaways after Sandy

The MTA has performed more than $75 million worth of work to restore subway service to the Rockaways, and has spent an additional $9 million to operate replacement bus and subway shuttle service.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Amtrak extends CEO Boardman's contract

Under his leadership as president/CEO has experienced many accomplishments, including record ridership and revenue, continued reductions in the need for federal operating support, a significant pay down of debt and the best ever system-wide on-time performance.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffMay 29, 2013

Alstom unveils new products at UITP World Congress

Axonis is an elevated metro system able to transport from 15 to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, while Urbalis Fluence is the first vehicle-centric communications-based train control system.

Read More →