Blogs
January 8, 2019 -
Transit Dispatches
Mobility is rapidly changing, with new service offerings, electrification and an increasing impact on our basic transportation choices, from car ownership to having a major impact on public transportation ridership.
December 21, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
Don’t you love a long and boring meeting at work? Probably not. I have spent a lot of my 30 years in business and government in such business meetings.
December 19, 2018 -
From the Editor's
Hiring and retaining drivers is the greatest challenge facing motorcoach operators, according to 70% of respondents of METRO Magazine's 2019 Motorcoach Survey. The public transit industry is not immune to this issue either.
November 14, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
Budgets for maintaining assets and vehicles are often strained, forcing managers to make difficult repair-or-replace decisions...
November 6, 2018 -
From the Editor's
I’m crossing my fingers that by the time you read this, the proposition repealing California’s gas tax and vehicle fees (SB 1) will have failed.
November 1, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
Storylines about Milwaukee County Transit System bus operators are always consistent, involving a driver going above and beyond their job description in order to help someone in need.
October 17, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
The risks to railways are well-documented and substantial, and many governments around the world have adopted an aggressive posture when it comes to protecting critical infrastructure.
October 14, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
The continuous growth in use of video surveillance means new challenges for data storage, and as the role of CCTV grows increasingly important, it’s critical to manage and protect in the correct way.
October 10, 2018 -
Safety Corner
There’s a lot to do to pass time waiting at the station for a train — read…listen to music…learn how to save a life? Yes, in the minutes it takes for a train to arrive, a person can learn Hands-Only CPR.
September 25, 2018 -
Transit Dispatches
I recently traveled to Switzerland to see the world’s first autonomous shuttle in operation on regular fixed-route public transportation in mixed traffic and came home with three lessons.