METRO Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Paratransit

Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Community Transit programs removed 370K drive-alone trips in 2016

Choice Connections and Curb the Congestion target large employers and most-congested corridors, and recognize individuals who use transportation options.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Valley Metro awarded $1M to develop app integrating ticketing, trip planning

Agency is partnering with RouteMatch Software, transit industry technology provider, as well as Arizona State University, Lyft and the city of Phoenix DOT to create the passenger-based app.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Alexander Dennis' Enviro500 concept bus on display in Singapore

The full low-floor, three-door, two-staircase double-deck bus is being shown at the LTA-UITP Singapore International Transport Congress and Exhibition in Suntec City.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2016

NACTO adds new transit agency members from Seattle, Portland, Miami

The association's peer-to-peer network model helps the best ideas from cities gain traction across the continent and around the world.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2016

DDS Wireless International names new president of StrataGen unit

Scott Hardy brings more than 30 years of information technology, business strategy, leadership, and executive management experience to the company.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2016

CTA's upgraded Belmont Station to feature notable architecture

The project will include a community gateway, architecturally enhancing the street-level entrance to the Belmont subway station, and will improve the bus arrival/departure areas to speed bus boarding and provide a safer, more comfortable environment for pedestrians.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffOctober 17, 2016

Senior housing provider partners with Lyft for pilot program

The partnership will allow Brookdale residents to book a Lyft ride on-demand or schedule in advance through a concierge in their community.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2016

Funding issue may force Ill.'s Connect Transit to temporarily shut down

Has received no state money since June, missing payments in July and October and is owed almost $5 million, which constitutes one-third of its annual budget, according to the report.

Read More →
Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2016

U.S. DOT awards $65M in advanced technologies in transportation grants

Grants are being awarded through two U.S. Department of Transportation initiatives: the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment program and the Mobility on Demand Sandbox program.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2016

World’s largest metro regions serve only half their populations (at best) with mass transit

The rapid transit systems of Seoul and Beijing, the two largest cities in the survey, served the most people by far. Almost 11 million people live within 1 km (.62 miles) of each system.

Read More →