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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

Alstom partners to upgrade MBTA signaling systems

Will provide Orange and Red line signal upgrades, comprising the latest generation of digital audio frequency technology.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

St. Louis Metro taps Transit as its official app

With the app, Metro riders can see nearby transit options and departure times in big text and bright colors.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2019

MCI launches motorcoach technician apprenticeship program

The one- through five-year program builds on curriculums already available through MCI Academy.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2019

L.A. Metro to explore congestion pricing, taxing ride-hailing companies

The board also voted to continue work on the Twenty-Eight by ’28 Initiative, which seeks ways to accelerate the delivery of 28 major projects before the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

New Flyer to supply up to 170 artics for NJ TRANSIT

The agency currently operates over 1,000 transit buses manufactured by North American Bus Industries, which was acquired by New Flyer in 2013.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

NY MTA names tech co. finalists tapped to improve transit services

At the end of an eight-week Transit Tech Lab, the MTA can decide to move forward with a one-year pilot of those technologies.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Florida, New Jersey, New York meet rail safety oversight deadline

States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

Transit adds offline capabilities to mobile app

Using a unique data compression method, Transit has reduced the size of this information from hundreds of megabytes to as small as a few hundred kilobytes.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

MTA subway performance improving, officials call for congestion pricing

The MTA is in a dire financial position, officials say, with an operating budget deficit of approximately $500M as early as 2020.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

Optibus adds intelligent route planning capabilities to software platform

The software system brings modern, cloud-native solutions to transportation agencies and operators around the world

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