MTA Celebrates Graduation Day for New Bus Operators
The graduation took place as New York City Transit Bus and MTA Bus Company combined ridership has neared 70% of pre-pandemic levels in recent days.
The graduation took place as New York City Transit Bus and MTA Bus Company combined ridership has neared 70% of pre-pandemic levels in recent days.
Ridership on MTS buses and Trolleys has been increasing since a pandemic low point in April 2020 during the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order.
The collaboration hopes to increase Anadolu Isuzu’s influence and penetration in the EV market, and the new partnership represents Proterra Powered’s entry into the European public transportation market.
Pace released a multi-faceted anniversary campaign centered around a Spotify playlist of Traffic Jams.
As of earlier this week, 91% of unionized and 95% of non-unionized employees have shared their status, with the vast majority already fully vaccinated.
It is the next key milestone in CAVForth, a pilot project lead by Fusion Processing Ltd., which will see full-sized SAE Level 4 autonomous buses running on UK roads for the first time next year.
The contract has a base term of one year with 13 one-year renewal terms, and it also marks New Flyer’s first bus order from U-M.
Under the agreement, Lightning eMotors will serve as the preferred zero-emission vehicle vendor for RideCo as it manages a fleet of vehicles for Metro Micro, a pilot program designed to provide fast and convenient rides within the service zones in Los Angeles County.
The BID authorizes up to $108 billion, including $91 billion in guaranteed funding for public transportation — “the most significant federal investment in transit in the nation’s history,” according to the FTA.
The new anticipated wage for bus operators is $22 per hour.
Financing covers new and pre-owned buses and coaches, infrastructure development (including hardware, software, and support services offered by NFI Infrastructure Solutions), and vehicle batteries.
MARTA budgets for 1,366 full-time bus operators and currently has 1,179 on staff, representing a 14% deficit.
Based on the data, four overarching recommendations were developed for agencies that included integrating best practices from the COVID-19 period, prioritizing social equity, leveraging opportunities to expand ridership, and keeping abreast of changing trends.
METRO caught up with the winner of its 2020 Innovative Solutions Award to discover a bit more about what truly sets them apart.
Mountain Line reacts to being named top public transit agency in the U.S. and Canada in its size by APTA.
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