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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2019

Public transit users can now ask Amazon's Alexa, "Where's my bus?"

A USF researcher utilized a new personalization feature for Alexa to upgrade the OneBusAway skill.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Denver RTD rider alerts provide passengers with real-time info

Because the system is tied to RTD’s data feed, employees no longer have to manually research routes and write alerts from scratch.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

DART pursues advertising for transit shelters

Dallas is one of the few major cities without transit shelter advertising.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Wash.'s Link Transit rolls out new suite of online tools for riders

The initiative is the culmination of a nearly two-year long project to equip all Link buses with GPS hardware that allows the bus to be tracked by riders.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

TARTA adding 2 electric buses using Diesel Mitigation funds

The addition of electric vehicles is in line with the agency’s continued efforts to reduce its environmental footprint.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport adds 2 BYD zero-emission buses

ATL is looking at more ways to incorporate sustainability through its Greening ATL program.

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Newsby StaffDecember 26, 2019

RTC van donation helps local man regain independence, beat odds

The Southern Nevada-based agency donated a van to a local healthcare and human services nonprofit to help people like Deary.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

IndyGo expands leadership team with 5 key appointments

Building on the addition of its new President/CEO Inez Evans, the agency appoints new staff members, including a COO and director of mobility services.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

New D.C. Metro labor contract incentivizes ridership growth

The agreement includes an additional 1% wage increase in years when the agency’s ridership improves 2% or more over the previous year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2019

Hendricks named to lead Transdev Services

She is taking over this position from Cincinnati-based Mike Setzer, who successfully led Transdev’s transit business unit for the past 18 months and will now transition into part-time retirement.

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