New Remix transit planning tool helps agencies design, improve routes
The new software enables transportation planners to quickly sketch out potential routes and understand the impacts on riders and budgets.
The new software enables transportation planners to quickly sketch out potential routes and understand the impacts on riders and budgets.
The front seat of more than 500 DART buses will be reserved on Dec. 1, 2015 to honor the 60th anniversary.
A look at some of the products on the BusCon 2015 Show Floor.
The Mobileye Shield+ System is a multi-vision-sensor system that uses algorithms to determine whether a pedestrian or bicyclist near the vehicle is a threat and alerts the driver with an audible and visual alert.
Valley Metro Rail’s 3.1-mile Central Mesa light rail extension, which includes four new stations along Main Street, was added to the rail line to meet the growing transit demands in the city’s East Valley section.
Mountain Line, a public transit service in Missoula, Mont., has seen a 37% increase in ridership since it stopped collecting fares in January of this year.
There is no one-size-fits-all for CNG infrastructure solutions, because different transit fleets face different needs, capabilities and constraints. But, transit agencies can capture significantly higher performance at lower costs and in less time by using best-value DBOM contracting when compared to using a traditional least-cost DBB model.
Several manufacturers unveiled new vehicles, including ABC Companies and Micro Bird Commercial, as well as those new to the U.S. market by Karsan and Indbus. All told, 145 exhibitors, with more than 50 new to the annual event, packed the show floor.
The Final Rule addresses three key areas concerning driver coercion: procedures for commercial truck and bus drivers to report incidents of coercion to the FMCSA, steps the agency could take when responding to such allegations and penalties that may be imposed on entities found to have coerced drivers.
Support for increased public transportation funding, according to a survey conducted for APTA, was also seen across age groups and political affiliations, with some of the highest numbers among Millennials ages 18 to 34 (77%) and individuals age 65 and older (76%).
To offset the fare increase, Metro says it will let MetroLift customers use the fixed-route buses for free.
The audit found TAPS had not submitted sufficient documentation for its requests for reimbursement, did not have processes in place to ensure compliance with TxDOT agreements and that its cost allocation methods were not sufficiently supported.
MBTA is running a six-month pilot program for 124 patrons with disabilities allowing them to pay for private taxis using an MBTA debit card, which they may expand for use on other ride-hailing platforms.
Has been with the agency since 2010 and oversaw its transition from a construction agency to an operating agency. He plans to work with the board to find his replacement.
The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the Nov. 23 average national gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.
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