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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2016

Haldex launches Midland value line brand in North America

Midland products today include actuators, air tanks, air coils and air tubes as well as electrical coils, clutch, fittings, glad-hands and water pumps.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2016

SEPTA's Key fare system set to debut in June

The card program, which was originally scheduled to debut in 2013, is supposed to bring SEPTA’s antiquated fare system into the modern age and allow riders to pay for fare plans with a debit or credit card.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2016

New Orleans expands bus, streetcar service

Planners focused on the Central Business District, Tulane and Loyola universities Uptown and the University of New Orleans on the Lakefront, which are seen as major employment hubs and major destinations, such as for students.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2016

Orlando, Fla.'s LYNX taps new CEO

Edward L. Johnson has more than 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, including 13 prior years with LYNX. Currently, he is the chief administrative officer for MARTA.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2016

Pittsburgh bus driver denies racing was cause of accident

While on trial for criminal charges, the driver, Juliann Maier, who suffered a broken pelvis, four broken ribs and lost her job, said that she “couldn’t control the steering” of her bus because of a mechanical problem.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

L.A. Metro taps RNL for light rail, bus station improvements

The $66 million project will include upgrading and expanding the 25-year-old Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, which currently connects the Blue Line between Long Beach and downtown Los Angeles with the Green Line, which runs from Norwalk to Redondo Beach.  

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

NY MTA releases public bid for mobile ticketing payment system

However, after it picks a private vendor to install the new fare payment system, the MTA says the system won't be up and running until at least 2021. Private vendors have until June 23, 2016 to submit their proposals

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

$20M available to improve access to transit in communities

The TOD Planning Pilot Program provides grants for comprehensive planning in communities that are developing or implementing major new public transportation projects.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2016

RideScout, GlobeSherpa merge to become moovel North America

The company works to bring mobility solutions for public and alternative transportation options to North American cities through two distinctive but complementary products: moovel transit and RideTap.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2016

D.C. Metro hires NYCT's Lavin as chief safety officer

In his current role in NYCT’s safety department, Patrick Lavin performs in-depth investigations into rail and bus accidents, including mainline rail incidents such as derailments and collisions.

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