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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 StaffJuly 10, 2024

Mineta Report Focuses On A New Approach to Community-Centered Transit Projects

The industry is beginning to adopt new practices that result in a better product and user experience.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2024

Keolis to Acquire Key Business Lines of Pacific Western Transportation

When completed, the acquisition will double Keolis’ presence in the country, adding approximately 550 total operated vehicles across 23 municipalities, 1,100 employees, and annual revenues of approximately $84 million in 2023.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2024

FTA Awards $1.5B in Grants to Modernize Bus Fleets

Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, FTA has awarded nearly $5 billion in the past three years to replace and modernize transit buses on America’s roadways, building new technology with American workers. U.S. factories will produce more than 4,600 of these new buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2024

SouthWest Transit, May Mobility Team for AV Microtransit Program

May Mobility's autonomous vehicles are scheduled to be integrated into SouthWest Transit's transportation ecosystem in the fall of this year, providing the public with an additional on-demand option for reliable transportation.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2024

App to Help Jacksonville Blind and Low-Vision Transit Users Navigate System

Anyone using JTA services will be able to access the Aira app for free and connect with a highly-trained visual interpreter to get them to their destination with more independence and efficiency.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

Mineta Report Examines Building Equity into VMT Mitigation Program

The proposed program would provide a VMT mitigation option for local government agencies and developers, which would improve travel options for the community with an emphasis on cross-jurisdictional collaboration and equity.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

Boston's MBTA Strikes Labor Agreements with Entire Workforce

The accomplishment, the first of its kind since 2009, was realized within 18 months of the Healey-Driscoll Administration taking office and under the leadership of MBTA GM Phillip Eng.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

SEPTA Reports 37% Decrease in Serious Crimes

SEPTA has not seen an increase in any crime category this year compared to this time last year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2024

Hudson River Tunnel Project Lands $11B in Fed Grants, Financing

The Hudson Tunnel Project encompasses a range of components, including a new double-track tunnel between the Bergen Palisades in New Jersey and Manhattan in New York City, rehabilitating the North River Tunnel damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, and creating a concrete casing at Hudson Yards to allow the new tunnel to connect to New York-Penn Station.

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Videosby StaffJuly 3, 2024

Books and New Transit Funding with Paul Comfort and Davey Kim

Paul Comfort, Transit Evangelist and SVP/Chief Customer Officer at Modaxo, and Davey Kim SVP/Principal, National Transportation Policy and Multimodal Strategy, at WSP USA, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss Comfort’s new book, the future of public transit funding, identifying tomorrow’s new leaders, and much more.

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