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News•by Staff and News Reports•January 9, 2024

WSP Names New National Bus Practice Leader

Most recently, Inez Evans was the first black female president and CEO of IndyGo, the largest transit agency in Indiana, where she was a champion for BRT and zero-emission buses.

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News•by Alex Roman•January 8, 2024

METRO and Bobit Set for Public Transit Conference Launch

Registration is now open for this one-of-a-kind event.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•January 4, 2024

Florida's PSTA Rolls Out first of 62 GILLIG BEBs

The first wave of buses, and the additional 56 to be built and delivered over the next four years, will replace older diesel-fueled models that are aging out of the PSTA fleet.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•January 3, 2024

TransLink Launches New Rapid Bus Line

The R6 will provide space for 20% more riders on the busiest bus corridor south of the Fraser River.

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Articles•December 27, 2023

Benefits of Composites for Bus, Coach Profiles

With global fuel prices soaring in recent months, composites can provide bus operators with much-needed savings by providing improved integrated design possibilities and reducing lifetime maintenance costs.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 22, 2023

Keolis Lands Contract to Provide CapMetro Fixed-Route Bus Services

CapMetro will represent Keolis’ largest bus contract in the U.S. and build upon significant contract growth in the last year.

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News•by News/Media Release•December 22, 2023

Approved TTC Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Services

The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.

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Articles•December 20, 2023

How Small Cities Can Optimize Transit to Support Sporting Events, Holiday Crowds

Compared to regular transit service planning, services for special events pose a unique set of challenges to cities of smaller sizes, as well as service providers because they’re non-recurring events without a predictable transit demand.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•December 20, 2023

Houston METRO Celebrates Completion of 5K Universally Accessible Bus Stops

Bus stop enhancements include wider sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, larger bus pads, and tactile paving, which assists pedestrians who are blind or visually impaired.

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Articles•by Staff and News Reports•December 20, 2023

FTA Takes Steps to Address Nationwide Transit Worker Assaults

The Administration is encouraging members of the public, transit agencies, and other interested parties to submit comments on the proposed General Directive, which will be open for 60 days until February 20.

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