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News•June 16, 2020

DART installing COVID-19 shields on all buses

The new shield leverages DART's initial investment of the operator barrier door by expanding a shield forward toward the windshield and upward toward the ceiling.

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Articles•June 15, 2020

Consultant Roundtable Part 2: D'Orazio, Hakim, and Purkis on future transit

METRO spoke with several consultants in the June issue, here is the second in a series of exclusive unedited discussions.

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News•June 10, 2020

New Disinfectant Designed to Kill Coronavirus

Madison Chemical’s MADISAN 75 is a surface sanitizer, disinfectant, mildewstat, and virucide designed to kill coronavirus, as well as other viruses and bacteria.

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News•June 10, 2020

Fla.'s PSTA opens first inductive wireless charging station on East Coast

The new WAVE wireless charging station includes a primary charging plate aimed at reducing wait time for electric buses to be fully charged.

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News•June 10, 2020

Icomera report measures return of ridership through Wi-Fi usage

The company measured levels from 30,000-plus trains, trams, buses, and coaches across Europe and North America.

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News•June 9, 2020

INIT introduces APC solution to aid social distancing

Agencies can relay that information to their riders through passenger information systems or INIT’s DEPARTURESlive app and other third-party apps.

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News•June 9, 2020

SARTA, NEORide land $1.9M FTA grant

The FTA’s IMI program funds projects that demonstrate innovative and effective practices, partnerships, and technologies to enhance public transportation effectiveness, increase efficiency, and more.

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Articles•June 9, 2020

Smart Cities and Transportation: 4 Common Typologies and Pilot Project Approaches

Smart city innovations are occurring in mature cities, often involving issues of infill development, congestion management, social equity, and efforts to revive blighted urban centers.

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News•June 8, 2020

Masabi, Littlepay team for ‘Contactless EMV in a Box’ ticketing solution

The provision of contactless payment options by public-facing businesses has become part of the COVID-19 pandemic health and safety protocol.

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News•June 4, 2020

Automated Fare Collection market to reach $13.5M by 2026

In 2017, North America accounted for the majority share in the global automated fare collection market.

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