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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2019

Public transit investment in large metro areas reap a better return, study finds

The research data collected from 48 metropolitan areas in the U.S. showed a positive correlation between ridership, residential density, and the convenience of using public transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Report finds on-demand transportation can boost public transit usage

For the report, “On-Demand Transit Can Unlock Urban Mobility,” the BCG researchers analyzed four services in the U.S. and Germany.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Zonar announces grant assistance program

Will help fleets throughout vocational, pupil, mass transit, and commercial trucking industries identify, secure, apply for, and manage grants.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Flint MTA's Rides to Wellness service increases ridership by 64%

The on-demand service offers same-day service, provided within a goal of 30 minutes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

MV lands Sun Metro paratransit contract

The company will be responsible for operations, maintenance, reservations, customer service, and rider eligibility certification within the LIFT system.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

U.S. DOT awards $900M in BUILD grant funding

For this round of BUILD grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million, and no more than $90 million can be awarded to a single state.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 12, 2019

Maintenance Directors Tap Training and Data to Drive Success

TriMet's Ed Bennett and Votran's Rick Kazawitch took home this years Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Milwaukee County Transit boasts highest-rated transit, ticketing app

The app was developed in partnership with Tixora, a Wisconsin-based start-up company that has worked with MCTS since 2016.

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ArticlesNovember 11, 2019

Q&A with MBTA's Chief Customer Officer Danny Levy

Prior to joining the MBTA last year, Levy served as chief marking officer for the Massachusetts Port Authority, where she headed up a 10-person department at the $800 million agency.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

N.Y.'s MTA joins UN agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The agency is only the second government entity in the U.S. to commit to a science-based target to drive down greenhouse gas emissions.

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