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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Report finds on-demand transportation can boost public transit usage

For the report, “On-Demand Transit Can Unlock Urban Mobility,” the BCG researchers analyzed four services in the U.S. and Germany.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2019

Zonar announces grant assistance program

Will help fleets throughout vocational, pupil, mass transit, and commercial trucking industries identify, secure, apply for, and manage grants.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 12, 2019

Maintenance Directors Tap Training and Data to Drive Success

TriMet's Ed Bennett and Votran's Rick Kazawitch took home this years Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Amtrak cites customer satisfaction, safety as factors for record ridership

This year, the agency became the first major U.S.-based railroad to implement a Safety Management System, a proactive approach to managing safety, resulting in significant improvement.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Via, partners launch 'VetRides' on-demand program in D.C.

The program is aimed at supporting veterans as they re-engage with the community and the workforce.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Metra approves $15M onboard surveillance camera contract

The contract was awarded to Railhead Corporation of Burr Ridge, Ill.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

San Francisco MTA to add 4,000 e-bikes throughout city

The new e-bikes will work as "hybrids" that can be docked at stations but also locked to bike racks around the city.

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Newsby StaffNovember 11, 2019

Milwaukee County Transit boasts highest-rated transit, ticketing app

The app was developed in partnership with Tixora, a Wisconsin-based start-up company that has worked with MCTS since 2016.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

N.Y.'s MTA joins UN agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

The agency is only the second government entity in the U.S. to commit to a science-based target to drive down greenhouse gas emissions.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

Tolar delivers 15 solar-powered bus shelters to Pa. agencies

The shelters range in length from eight-feet to 12-feet to accommodate passengers traveling throughout Lancaster and Berks Counties.

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