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ArticlesJuly 1, 2021

Making a Difference: The Bus Industry Combats Human Trafficking

Human trafficking — or modern-day slavery — is the exploitation of human beings through force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of commercial sex or forced labor.

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NewsJuly 1, 2021

TARC Unveils 15 GILLIG Clean Emission Buses

The buses are the first of 47 that will be delivered to the agency with the help of funding from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

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NewsJuly 1, 2021

FTA Announces $16M Funding Opportunity to Help Communities Prosper through Transit

FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty Program supports planning, engineering and technical studies, or financial planning to improve transit services in any areas experiencing long-term economic distress, in rural and urban communities alike. It can also fund low and no emissions transit vehicles and associated infrastructure.

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NewsJuly 1, 2021

OCTA Marks 30th Anniversary

In June 1991, the Orange County Transportation Authority was formed through the consolidation of seven different agencies that focused on various aspects of transportation across the county.

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NewsJune 30, 2021

Transdev Extends Operations in California

The company announced two new partnerships in the California region.

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NewsJune 25, 2021

L.A. Metro to Launch Phase 2 of NextGen Bus Plan

The plan will also be accompanied by the expansion of Metro's microtransit service and the creation of a dedicated bus-only lane.

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NewsJune 25, 2021

WMATA Targets Zero-Emission Bus Fleet By 2045

The board took a major step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving local air quality with the approval of a new Metrobus fleet strategy that would create a 100% zero-emission bus fleet by 2045, with a full transition to electric or other zero-emission bus purchases by 2030.

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NewsJune 25, 2021

FTA Awards $182M in Low or No Emission Grants

A total of 49 projects in 46 states and territories will receive funding through the program.

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ArticlesJune 25, 2021

CTE's Raudebaugh Joins METROspectives to Discuss Transit Going Zero Emissions by 2035

In a recently completed report, CTE concludes that a nationwide fleet transition is feasible by 2035, at a cost of between $56.22 billion and $88.91 billion.

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NewsJune 25, 2021

Biz Briefs: Alstom, ENC Contracts; Phoenix Motorcars Milestone; Affectiva Acquisition

Alstom and ENC secure technology and vehicle contracts, respectively, while Phoenix Motorcars hits an EV milestone and Smart Eye acquires Affectiva.

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