METRO Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Management

Local, Federal, State, and LA Metro officials at the opening of the D Line.
News

LA Metro Opens D Line Extension

The only new subway opening in the US this year, the D Line Extension represents one of Metro’s top transit priorities and a historic milestone for Los Angeles, with Sections 2 and 3 set to open in 2027.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Calgary Transit cancels electronic fare collection contract

Recent testing identified reliability issues with the EFC system and the supplier, Schneider, has now stated they will not be able to meet the agreed reliability targets for the system.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Hadley re-locates interiors manufacturing to Mich.

An Interior sales and engineering office will remain in Elkhart, Ind., close to customers and suppliers in that area.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

200 more countdown clocks coming new N.Y. bus stops

So far, just five bus stops in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island provide arrival times, though smartphone-equipped riders can track their bus on transit apps and the MTA’s Bus Time feature.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Milwaukee County bus drivers end strike

Union leaders, though, say there are still a number of obstacles to reaching a new contract, with the biggest sticking point being the county’s plan to hire more part-time drivers, with fewer benefits than full-time drivers.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

FTA report finds drivers assaults up at D.C. Metro

The authority’s efforts to address the problem have been constrained, the FTA report said, by chronic farebox malfunctions — which can lead to driver-passenger disputes and violence.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Transdev awarded Cincinnati streetcar operating contract

The alternate plan was for a "management" approach where current transit union workers would operate the streetcars.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2015

U. of N. Dakota, city officials partner to enhance community livability

Discussions include the concept of creating a light rail speedy transit system with buses, which would include updating bus stops with Wi-Fi and developing an app that would track incoming buses.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2015

U. of Delaware to study solar use on hybrid fuel-cell shuttle buses

The program currently includes two 22-foot, 22-seat transit buses equipped with nickel-cadmium batteries to meet the power demand of the buses and hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane fuel cells to maintain the state-of-charge of the batteries.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2015

WTS Transportation summit educates young women about industry

The Transportation YOU DC Youth Summit spanned five days and included a visit to USDOT to meet with some of the young women from various modes who have chosen transportation as a career, and a meeting with Victor Mendez, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2015

London to pilot all-electric double-decker bus

The new zero-emission electric double-deck buses manufactured by BYD will enter service beginning in October.

Read More →