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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2024

San Diego MTS Passes FY25 Operating Budget

During the budget process, MTS staff was informed that $284 million new State grant funding was being frozen indefinitely as the State continued to balance its budget.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2024

DART Extends President/CEO Lee's Contract

The decision reflects the board's confidence in Lee's leadership and the progress DART has made under her guidance since July 2021.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2024

Houston METRO Will Not Pursue Fed Funding for BRT Project

Financial estimates for the project in 2019 were aspirational, but the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced ridership and increased costs — variables that were not calculated at the time the project was proposed, according to Houston METRO officials.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2024

ZEB Con Coming to Philly in August

ZEB Con will convene bus and shuttle fleet managers, industry professionals, and climate advocates from around the world.

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2024

Illinois MetroLINK Taps EO Charging to Install EV Infrastructure

EO will be providing its Full Fleet Electrification, comprising of hardware, software, and ongoing operation and maintenance services.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 18, 2024

New York’s MTA Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Expanded to Include New Violations

Formerly known as Automated Bus Lane Enforcement, the ACE program captures vehicles violating bus lane, double parking, and bus stop rules in real-time.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2024

New Mexico's Blue Bus Wins CTAA Award

The Community Transit System of the Year Award recognizes Blue Bus’s outstanding contributions and commitment to providing innovative, accessible, and responsive transportation services to rural communities with populations of 50,000 and below.

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Passengers preparing to board LA Metro Bus
Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 17, 2024

LA Metro Hits 18th Month of Ridership Growth

Metro carried an average of 980,865 boardings each weekday, an 8.2% increase over last May and the 18th-straight month of year-over-year ridership increases.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 17, 2024

Montgomery County Breaks Ground on Renewable Energy-Powered Transit Depot

The County operates the second-largest bus fleet in the Washington, D.C. region. Its David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center is a major depot within Ride On Montgomery's network and the fifth largest County-owned energy consumer.

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U.S. Capitol Building
Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 14, 2024

APTA Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Public Transit in FY25

M.J. Maynard, vice chair of APTA and CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on behalf of APTA.

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