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COO Jake Sion discusses Transit’s growth, the success of its Transit Royale program, and how technology is helping agencies improve the rider experience.
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Under the contract extension, AECOM will provide a variety of project control, system integration and staff support services as DART completes the 20-mile expansion of its Orange and Blue light rail lines.
Read More →The streetcar line is expected to be completed by 2015.
Read More →Revisiting a staff proposal from 2008 to amend its existing fitness for duty policy to include random alcohol and drug testing. Currently, the agency’s fitness for duty policy, which was fully implemented in October 2010, allows for alcohol and drug testing of those in safety-sensitive positions, specified management positions and designated executive positions.
Read More →The ridership spike was achieved by weekday commuters and special events that included home games for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona State University football.
Read More →In Los Angeles, for example, an average 396 drivers cross a deficient bridge every second, the study found. "The Fix We're In For: The State of Our Nation's Busiest Bridges," ranks 102 metro areas in three population categories based on the percentage of deficient bridges.
Read More →Known as the O.C. Bridges Program, the projects will eliminate the need for drivers to waste time idling at rail crossings, waiting for trains to pass.
Read More →Google’s new free app allows riders to use their smart phones to make “tap and pay” transactions to pay their fares.
Read More →Averages about 25 percent across all fare types. Metra was able to reduce its deficit by $17.5 million by locking in the price of 75 percent of its fuel needs, making administrative cuts and finding other operational efficiencies. Those actions reduced the size of the needed fare increase by 7 percentage points.
Read More →The Tri-Reader 3 is the first contactless smart card device designed for use in public transport to process all industry standard contactless smart cards.
Read More →Metrolink has accelerated its implementation strategy for Positive Train Control, a technology capable of detecting and preventing collisions before they occur, and is on schedule to put the system into operation ahead of the 2015 federal deadline.
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