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A group of officials stands in front of a white Pace VanGo minivan and holds a blue ribbon during a ribbon-cutting event outside a transit facility on a sunny winter day.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 9, 2025

New Pace VanGo Service Coming to Joliet to Boost First/Last-Mile Connections

Pace and the City of Joliet marked the launch of VanGo, a reservation-based service aimed at helping commuters cover first- and last-mile trips to work for $5 per day.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2025

Sound Transit Launches Link Light Rail Extension

The nearly eight-mile 1 Line extension adds new options to travel quickly and safely between Seattle, Sea-Tac Airport, and Federal Way, and includes three new stations, as well as two new parking structures and a parking addition in Federal Way.

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a blue and white graphic with text reading "Community Transit Board approves 2026-2027 two-year budget."
Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2025

Washington’s Community Transit Approves First Two-Year Budget for 2026–27

New biennial budget adds 14 security officers, installs driver barriers, and readies Zip, DART, and Swift growth for Snohomish County.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2025

Iowa's DART Adopts New Bus Network

The new bus routes will take effect in June 2026, and microtransit zones will take effect in the fall of 2026.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2025

Canada's TransLink Gets Go-Ahead to Boost HandyDART Service, Accessibility

The plan will provide users with more reliable service by increasing trip availability, extending service hours, and introducing new booking software. It follows extensive analysis, stakeholder engagement, and an external review of HandyDART’s delivery model.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2025

Alstom’s Citadis LRVs Debut on Toronto’s Finch West LRT

The Citadis LRVs will operate on an entirely new line, with a dedicated right-of-way separated from traffic.

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2025

NVTC Calls for Long-Term WMATA Funding in New Annual Report

The support is informed by the work of DMVmoves, the joint task force assembled by WMATA and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and the Virginia General Assembly's Northern Virginia Growing Needs of Public Transit Joint Subcommittee.

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WMATA buses at a bus depot.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 4, 2025

New Carrollton Station Breaks Ground on 364-Unit Affordable Housing Development

Construction begins on a New Carrollton affordable housing project, starting with 112 senior homes, as transit-oriented development builds out.

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PodcastsDecember 4, 2025

Colin Parent on ‘The Powerless Brokers’ and the Politics of Transit Change

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman sits down with Colin Parent, Executive Director and General Counsel at Circulate San Diego, to discuss his recent report, “The Powerless Brokers,” and what it reveals about how decisions get made — and too often stalled — in public transit in California, as well as the rest of the US.

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A gold and black Royal Star Hawaii MCI motorcoach on the road.
Newsby Elora HaynesDecember 4, 2025

Royal Star Hawaii Invests Over $4 Million in New Vehicles

Ahead of a milestone anniversary, see how the company is scaling up capacity and amenities to keep pace with a growing customer base.

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