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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

HNTB lands SEPTA contract for rail line extension

This contract will progress the engineering and architectural design from the conceptual Locally Preferred Alternative, completing 15% of the total design

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2019

Keolis partners with group to train service dogs on commuter rail

Exposes dogs to various sights, sounds and smells that they need to ignore as they maintain focus on their human partners.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

Amtrak unveils 'premium' customer lounge design for Moynihan Hall

Will offer more spacious boarding conditions, dedicated customer waiting areas with private restrooms, and complimentary Wi-Fi ...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

London transport's innovative advertising methods generate $195M

Strategies included introducing full-motion cross-platform screens, which customers can watch when standing on station platforms.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

TransitScreen, MobilityData launch new open data initiative

To accelerate the creation and sharing of global public transit, urban transportation, and shared-mobility data.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

Report finds ride-hailing services impacting public transit ridership

After TNCs enter a market, heavy rail ridership can be expected to decrease by 1.3% and bus ridership by 1.7%.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

Tokyo Metro offers free noodles to ease rush-hour crowding

The Tozai subway line service averaged 76,000 riders between 7:50 a.m. and 8:50 a.m in 2017.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

New York MTA logs lowest crime rate in agency's history

MTA Police Department attributes the 20-year crime low to an important shift in its policing practices.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

DCTA is fed-approved to demo PTC in revenue service

The agency expects the FRA to certify its PTC technology by June 2020.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

Government shutdown impacting relaunch of NJ TRANSIT rail lines

Select services have been shut down for four months while PTC installation was completed.

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