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NewsOctober 15, 2020

NFTA-Metro Riders Can Now Use Moovit to Plan, Pay for Transit Trips

Moovit’s free iOS, Android, and Web app combines official information from transit agencies as well as crowdsourced information to calculate the best route for each journey with urban mobility options like buses, rail, trolley, bike sharing options, Lyft, and Uber.

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NewsOctober 14, 2020

New MARTA Safety Plan to Boost Risk Mitigation, Employee Involvement

The Agency Safety Plan, required by the FTA, is based upon the Safety Management Systems policies and procedures.

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ArticlesOctober 14, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Safety

TriMet and Hampton Jitney tapped CURIS System’s hydrogen peroxide fog to revolutionize their disinfection practices and cleaning protocols.

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NewsOctober 14, 2020

APTA Voices Opposition to Eligibility Criteria for COVID-19 Demonstration Grants

The NOFO states that FTA will review and consider applications in accordance with the Sept. 2, 2020 memorandum issued by the White House that restricts the eligibility for Federal funds based on the Administration’s decision that certain communities are “anarchist jurisdictions.”

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NewsOctober 13, 2020

Knoxville Area Transit to Add New Flyer Electric Buses

KAT and the City of Knoxville have been transitioning to sustainable mobility over recent years, with over 30% of its current fleet as hybrid electric vehicles.

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NewsOctober 13, 2020

Victor Valley Transit Awards 5-Year Operations Contract to Keolis

Keolis will operate and maintain a fleet of 114 buses and two vans which will carry over three million passengers per year.

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ArticlesOctober 12, 2020

Election Forecast: What Might Really Change Next Year – and By How Much?

Regardless of electoral outcome, some trends that have been accelerating for years will continue well into 2021 and beyond.

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NewsOctober 12, 2020

Vapor’s vShield® Door Protects Bus Operators, Improves Air Quality and Circulation in Cockpit

A large, laminated safety glass functions as a sneeze guard, and an electric window allows operator/passenger interaction and can be closed quickly and easily.

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NewsOctober 9, 2020

Grande West Lands New Contract, Delivers 34 CNG Buses

The contract with Waterloo’s Grand River Transit is for four Vicinity buses, totaling to about $2 million.

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ArticlesOctober 9, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Passenger Experience

Cap Metro partnered with Luminator to innovate its customer communications by transitioning to 99 e-paper signs at MetroRapid bus stations and MetroBus fixed-route stops from LED signs.

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