In the face of impending global challenges, it's essential for local transit agencies to recognize thinking globally is not only advisable but necessary for the resilience of the communities they serve.
We have long believed the industry should have an answer as to which community has focused on delivering the highest level of customer experience.
It is estimated the average American driver pays approximately $300 through road and gas taxes each year, generating critical revenue from each driver that goes toward helping to pay for infrastructure maintenance and other important needs in each region and community.
This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed partly because of disruptions in the supply chain caused by COVID-19. The federal funding will support track repair, rail upgrades, bridge work, and construction of new rail lines and facilities.
MDS 2.0 is a game changer in the micromobility industry, providing cities and operators with the ability to better understand, communicate, and visualize the status of fleet vehicles in dense urban environments.
TransPro Consulting and METRO have collaborated once again to build on that foundation of executive curiosity to provide greater frequency and establish a new form of correspondence: a monthly column.
In the realm of transit, connectivity serves as the lifeline between communities and modes of transportation. Yet, there’s a second transformative connectivity concept that deserves attention — the Single Source of Connectivity.
When it comes to designing transit and transportation solutions that reduce traffic congestion and improve on-time arrival rates, we seem to have a problem. It seems we are focused on all the wrong things.
Access to reliable transportation ensures that older adults and people with disabilities living in rural areas are able to get the healthcare they need.
The aim is to better understand rider behavior, reduce illegal parking and pavement riding, and harvest granular data to assist planners and policymakers looking to identify infrastructure gaps.
The UITP Global Congress was in Barcelona in early June 2023. It has been a long journey to get to get to the 64th UITP Congress, with a number of postponements, and ultimately, the cancellation of the last Congress that was scheduled to be held in Melbourne due to the pandemic.
Violence against New York City bus and subway workers is up 29% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Los Angeles, assaults on bus and train drivers have risen 24% since 2021. And in Minneapolis, crime on public transportation is up 66% in the first quarter of 2023 alone.
Long before the effects of COVID-19, the public transit industry saw a shortage of vehicle operators and maintainers. During the Covid era, that shortage became more acute — to the extent that many systems have curtailed service due to a lack of staff.
Upcoming rail projects will tend to have similar components, but they will differ in size and type. Planning documents indicate that commonalities will include enhancing operations, acquiring new technology, and initiating ways to efficiently accommodate more riders.
What if there is a great new technology just around the corner? Should we wait a little longer to see how this new technology develops? How should we manage this risk? Can we ever be certain in our evaluation of large transportation projects?
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