MTI Explores Ways to Improve Public Transit
An MTI research associate explored avenues to improve public transit infrastructure planning to reduce costs and shorten timelines.
An MTI research associate explored avenues to improve public transit infrastructure planning to reduce costs and shorten timelines.
The agency saw a 15% year-over-year increase in ridership in July 2023 compared to July 2022 with more than 23.3 million boardings, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth.
From Sept. 5, the TTC will be restoring 126 school trips for elementary and secondary schools and will be increasing frequency on nine routes that serve post-secondary institutions.
The holistic plan, which is expected to be finalized in late 2024, will outline recommendations for facilities, fixed-route services by fleet type, a replacement schedule, and overall cost projections and proposed timelines.
The goals were developed through a collaborative process with MBTA staff and stakeholders.
"Advancing Bus Priority" features an interactive report that allows users to visualize how infrastructure improvements would reduce traffic congestion for buses.
The new Compass product will be available on the day of the official anniversary at TransLink’s Customer Service Center.
Both agreements call for pay increases and increased benefits.
The event was marked with six speakers and culminated with a ribbon almost-cutting by the OGX bus.
The initiative will better inform FTA’s efforts in developing public transportation safety measures in the light of many reports of violence toward transit workers.
The initiative, a recommendation resulting from the agency’s most recent fare study and equity analysis, was approved last month by the RTD Board of Directors.
The move is an effort to strengthen its financial position through a recapitalization, or going-concern sale, according to the company.
Having added 10 new all-electric buses to its fleet, C-TRAN has taken a major step toward achieving its goal of a completely zero-emission fleet by 2040.
Although the COVID pandemic had a real impact on one of the nation’s most heavily used public transportation services per capita, TheBus continues to charge ahead on plans to go zero emissions through a partnership with GILLIG.
The grant funds are provided through the FTA’s competitive 2023 Low or No Emission and Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program, which is funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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