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News•by Staff•April 9, 2018

GreenPower all-electric bus exceeds range expectations

The EV350, recently purchased by Porterville Transit, was driven under its own power from San Joaquin Valley to Newport Beach, Calif.

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News•by Staff•April 9, 2018

Gatekeeper announces new acquisition, SEPTA contract

The assets acquired include a production facility; a workforce with technical expertise that expands capability in the train market.

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News•by Staff•April 9, 2018

APTA names new VP, Government Affairs

Ward W. McCarragher has served as majority/minority chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the past 20 years.

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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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News•by Staff•April 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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