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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Bureau of Transportation Statistics releases first ever national transit map data

The national, openly available map of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service in America will allow the U.S. DOT to demonstrate the importance and role of transit in American society and to identify and address gaps in access to public transportation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Pittsburgh's Port Authority sees surplus due to drop in fuel costs

The authority, which has an annual budget of about $412 million, spent roughly $5.9 million less on fuel in 2016, compared with 2015.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

INIT invests in mobile ticketing company Bytemark

The acquisition allows the companies to continue their ongoing collaboration and expand their offerings in the growing mobile market.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

High CEO pay linked to lower approval ratings, study says

The study, conducted by Glassdoor, a jobs and recruitment marketplace, looks at large, publicly traded companies in the U.S. and reveals the factors that ultimately drive employee perception of CEOs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

BART ticketing AC Transit bus drivers who park at busy station

Technically, AC Transit drivers are supposed to park at a bus facility on the south side of town and take a shuttle to the BART station. They say that process can add up to an hour on each end of their day.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

Final Buy America policy issued for phased increase of domestic content

Under the FTA final policy guidance, the Buy America domestic content requirements for transit rolling stock procurements for railcars and buses will be based on the scheduled delivery date of the first production vehicle.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

BYD's Neshati named to National Research Council committee

Will contribute to the assessment of future public transportation needs that could benefit from federal investment through a national research and technology program.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

DART's Thomas named Outstanding Public Transit Manager

In his 20-year tenure, capital projects, including the South Oak Cliff Blue Line Extension project, have consistently come in under budget and ahead of schedule. Will receive award at APTA Annual in Los Angeles Sept. 13.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2016

TransLoc expands transit management tool use across 87 universities

TransLoc’s expansion includes new and existing partnerships with the University of Tennessee, Colgate University, New York University, Emory University, Louisiana State University, Texas Christian University and the University of Kentucky.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2016

UTA board recommends keeping interim CEO for post

Jerry Benson has served as UTA’s interim president/CEO for the last year and has more than three decades of public transportation experience.

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