METRO Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Technology

Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2016

Greater Cleveland RTA unveils mobile payment app

With sustainability as one of RTA’s guiding principles, this new paperless form of payment is an additional way to optimize transit’s impact on the environment and provide a greater convenience to riders.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2016

LA DOT add 9 more MCI CNG Commuter Coaches

The new coaches come equipped with a Cummins ISX-G CNG engine and meet standards under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California’s Air Resource Board, which have led to advances in lowering emissions.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2016

Hyperloop trip would link Helsinki to Stockholm in under 30 minutes

A study of a full-scale system connecting the two capitals would save three hours compared to flying or an overnight ferry. The value of time saved by the network is estimated to be $355 million per year.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2016

Real estate sites now ranking cities based on auto-free living

Trulia just launched its latest addition to its rental listings toolkit, a filter that allows consumers to search based on proximity to subways or major commuter train lines. It also recently ranked the top 10 cities based on transit commutes, with Portland, Ore., topping the list.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 5, 2016

Public transit, training crucial to connecting unemployed with jobs

The new study analyzes such employment mismatches in the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and examines the potential of a new approach that integrates transit planning and workforce development.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJuly 5, 2016

CCW upgrades ZEPS electric battery pack

The increase from 311 kWh to 375 kWh comes with no weight penalty, with the pack still weighing less than 4,000 pounds, maintaining ZEPS’ status as the industry’s lightest electric battery system.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJune 30, 2016

Mass. agency adds 32 Lightning Hybrids vehicles

Kiessling Transit has received a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that pays for 80% of the cost of the Lightning Hybrids’ systems to be installed on Kiessling Transit’s Ford E-450 passenger buses.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJune 28, 2016

Secretive Alphabet unit aims to fix U.S. public transit

Sidewalk Labs, a secretive subsidiary of Alphabet (Google's parent co.), is initially offering its cloud software, called Flow, to Columbus, Ohio, the winner of a recent $50 million Smart City Challenge.

Read More →
Newsby StaffJune 28, 2016

First engine installed in Miami's Brightline locomotive

The Cummins QSK95 engine weighs 31,000 pounds. Installation took approximately six hours during which the engine was lowered into the locomotive by an overhead crane.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffJune 28, 2016

Proterra opens electric vehicle fast-charge tech to transit industry

The company will grant anyone royalty-free access to its patents covering its industry leading single-blade overhead charging design. This includes the bus-mounted, single-blade charging design and the overhead-charging coupler.

Read More →