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NewsJune 4, 2021

Q'STRAINT, BraunAbility Team to Accelerate Innovation in Wheelchair Accessibility

One significant opportunity of the venture will be greater integration of the design process, which will set the stage for systems-based solutions.

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NewsJune 1, 2021

OCTA Plans to Use State Funds to Welcome Back Bus Riders

Other state cap-and-trade funding would expand the agency’s college pass program and help in testing electric buses.

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NewsJune 1, 2021

TransLink Report Details Pandemic Ridership Trends

According to the agency's 2020 Transit Service Performance Review, annual system-wide boardings were down 52% when compared to 2019.

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NewsJune 1, 2021

Buttigieg Recommends $2.5B for New, Expanded Public Transit Services

The projects will create hundreds of construction and operations-related jobs and help communities expand transportation options that improve access and mobility for residents.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

L.A. Metro Board Approves Proposed North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Project

The $267-million, 18-mile project aims to build a high-quality BRT line that will connect the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, traveling east-west between the North Hollywood Metro B (Red)/G (Orange) Line Station and Pasadena City College

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NewsMay 28, 2021

USDOT Issues RFI on Transportation Data, Assessment Methods

The Department will use the responses it receives to inform its approach as it expands the use of data and equity-assessment methods to advance transportation equity goals.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

Germany's VVB Plans Transition to Electric Buses with INIT’s eMOBILE-PLAN

The solution will allow the agency to consider the outside temperatures that affect energy consumption to create special blocks and duties for particularly hot or cold periods when a lot of energy must be used to either cool or heat the vehicle.

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NewsMay 28, 2021

SARTA Kicks Off Zero-Emission Bus Tour Through California

As part of the tour, one of the transit authority’s hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses will be loaded on a trailer and driven cross-country where it will make a 10-day swing through the Golden State.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

Calif.'s VTA Taps Gonot as Next GM/CEO

The GM/CEO position was temporarily filled by VTA General Counsel Evelynn Tran after Nuria Fernandez left in January to join the Biden Administration as Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

NJ TRANSIT Unveils 100% Zero-Emissions Bus Plan

The agency remains on track to reach several goals set by 2032.

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