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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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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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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2024

Balanced MARTA Budget Reaffirms System Improvement, Expansion Commitment

The $1.6 billion budget includes $654.5 million in net operating funds and $909.2 million for capital programming.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 13, 2024

Biz Briefs: Alexander Dennis, Tolar, and Wabtec

The latest agency/supplier news from England, California, and France.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 13, 2024

DART Board Approves Strategic Plan to Guide Future Priorities, Innovation

The comprehensive plan intends to move DART from its current state, “Point A,” to a future where DART becomes a premier regional economic and mobility asset, or “Point B.”

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 12, 2024

King County to Test Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Buses

The plan to add hydrogen fuel-cell buses reflects Metro’s goal to be a sustainability leader and has the potential to benefit riders, reduce local air pollution, and help tackle global climate change.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 12, 2024

Chicago Hits Average Weekday Ridership of 1M in May

Ridership on bus routes that received additional scheduled service was up 10% on weekdays in May compared to March, while the other bus routes also saw gains of 3%.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 12, 2024

American Bus Association Urges Fair Competition For DNC Bus Services

In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Peter Pantuso, president and CEO of the ABA, expressed deep concern over efforts to impede private bus operators' fair participation in providing public transportation services for national events, as mandated by federal law.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 11, 2024

Boston MBTA's Board Approves FY25-29 Capital Investment Plan

The FY25-29 MBTA CIP includes over 640 unique capital projects to modernize, expand, and increase the safety and reliability of the MBTA transit network with a programmed spend of $9.6 billion over the next five fiscal years, including $843 million in new funding.

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