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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2018

S.F. MTA board approves $1.2B two-year operating budget

Outlines plans to expand Muni service by adding 68 new train cars and launching Central Subway service.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2018

FTA awards $264M in grants for bus and bus facilities

Will fund projects to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase buses and related equipment, as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, and construct bus-related facilities.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2018

Rock Region METRO lands $3.5M FTA grant for CNG buses

This is the largest FTA competitive grant for bus and bus facilities METRO has received.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

KCATA expands on-demand paratransit program

Ridership for Freedom On-Demand continues to grow. In just the last month, KCATA provided more than 7,700 rides for paratransit users in the region.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

Lightning Systems taking all-electric Ford Transit on road show

Tours will start at Loveland, Colo. headquarters, with one heading westbound to California and the other will travel eastbound through Detroit to New York.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

RTA receives federal grant for CNG fueling facility

CNG buses make up 106 of RTA’s 453 total bus fleet.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

CityBus to use grant funding for pedestrian-detection systems

The agency will install the safety technology on its fleet of nearly seventy fixed-route vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

NY MTA taps Trillium CNG for extended maintenance, ops contract

Company will remotely monitor the performance of the stations, plus make regularly scheduled on-site visits and conduct annual fuel quality tests.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2018

Via, Mercedes-Benz Vans launch London on-demand ride service

Through the ViaVan app, passengers will be seamlessly matched in real time with other riders headed their way, sharing their trip in a professionally-chauffeured vehicle.

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NewsApril 4, 2018

Rutgers leads rail safety research, education in N.J. and N.Y.

The need for a strong workforce is especially critical since half of the nation’s railway engineers are eligible for retirement in the next five to 10 years.

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