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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 17, 2024

Chicago Ridership Continues to Climb

So far in 2024, the CTA has experienced 13 days where ridership has exceeded one million.

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Photo Galleriesby Alex RomanMay 16, 2024

Scenes From The Public Transit Conference at GFX

A look at the inaugural Public Transit Conference in Louisville, Ky., in May.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 15, 2024

New York Unveils 60 New Battery-Electric Buses

The MTA and the New York Power Authority are building critical infrastructure to power a zero-emissions bus fleet, including installing 17 new bus charge points at Grand Avenue Bus Depot in Queens.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2024

HDR Names New Bus Rapid Transit Leader

Based in Phoenix, Gina Thomas has experience managing and delivering quality transit projects, from initial alternatives analysis, conceptual engineering, and planning-level cost estimating to final design and construction.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 14, 2024

California's OCTA Approves 3-Year Bus Operator Contract

The agreement with Teamsters Local 952 includes wage increases of 14% over the next three years, beginning this month and running through April 2027.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 13, 2024

MARTA Adopts Amendment to BRT Line Alignment

The locally preferred alternative for the Rapid Southlake will include a direct connection to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the state’s largest employer and the world’s busiest airport.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsMay 9, 2024

North American Transit Bus Deliveries Up 7% in 2023

Despite much turbulence, 2023 transit bus deliveries grew for the first time since COVID.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 9, 2024

California's Omnitrans Taps STV for Bus Charging Project

As part of this project, new charging infrastructure at the East Valley Maintenance Facility will initially be introduced to accommodate 16 BEBs, while on-route charging infrastructure will be installed at the Kendall/Palm intermodal transit center near the California State University in San Bernardino.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 6, 2024

Chicago Crime Continues Downward Trend

CTA supplements CPD’s efforts with its extensive network of more than 33,000 security-cameras and with hundreds of personnel deployed across the system each day, around the clock, and who are trained and acutely focused on customer comfort and safety.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 6, 2024

STV Lands SamTrans, TriMet Contracts

The consultant will spearhead crucial battery-electric bus charging infrastructure upgrades at the South Base Maintenance and Bus Yard and the replacement of 12 traction power substations along the MAX Blue Line.

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