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NewsOctober 7, 2021

GILLIG Reaches 100th Battery Electric Bus Production Milestone

Over 50 customers across the U.S. are now operating GILLIG’s battery electric bus or have orders for the vehicles.

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NewsOctober 7, 2021

COTA Adds First Electric Buses to Fixed-Route Fleet

The two electric transit vehicles from New Flyer are COTA’s introduction of electric vehicles into the Columbus Region’s transit operations.

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NewsOctober 6, 2021

Vicinity, Optimal-EV Forge Strategic Partnership

Optimal-EV will produce the vehicles and chassis for Vicinity Motor and Vicinity Motor will market and sell the vehicles directly in Canada and through a dealer network in the U.S.

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NewsOctober 4, 2021

California's GET Bus Adding New Flyer CHARGE H2s

The buses deliver on the agency’s Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan, designed to transition its fleet to 100% zero-emission by 2040, in accordance with the California Air Resources Board’s Innovative Clean Transit regulation.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2021

TARTA Names Koprowski as Its New CEO

The announcement comes after the news that current CEO Kimberly Dunham will transition to a new transportation leadership role in another city.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2021

JTA Opens First Coast Flyer BRT Orange Line

This is a 13-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route that connects Downtown Jacksonville to Orange Park.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2021

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Approves New U-Pass Agreement

The University of Pittsburgh and Chatham University will pay 60% of the $2.75 base fare for each trip taken in 2021, or $1.65, increasing 3% in each of the next five years, to 72% by 2026. The authority is in talks with Carnegie Mellon University to reach a similar agreement.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2021

Sound Transit's Rogoff to Depart in 2022

Upon his arrival in early 2016, Rogoff worked with the board and communities across the region to help shape and earn voter approval for the Sound Transit 3 Plan while simultaneously leading efforts to advance major light rail expansions to the east, north, and south.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2021

RIPTA Launching Onboard Survey to Gather Important Travel Data

To encourage participation, passengers who take the survey will be given an opportunity to win a prize of $70 of value added to their Wave smart card or mobile app for travel on RIPTA.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2021

Vicinity Receives Over $15 Million in Orders for 38 Vicinity Classic Buses

The buses will all be in service with Canadian public transit agency EXO.

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