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Transit officials and business leaders are teaming up to lobby the General Assembly to put a referendum to voters within the next two years to fund transit. Republicans are opposed, saying the timing is not right.
Read More →Presentations must be completely unbiased and brand/product neutral. Without exception, materials and presentations must provide solid, take-away value for attendees.
Read More →Charles Odimgbe, currently the general manager of Chatham Area Transit Authority in Savannah, Ga., wants to expand RIPTA's finances and role in the community.
Read More →Companies in the partnership include: VINCI, OHL, Virgin and Alstom; and non-equity partners: Archer Western, AECOM and PBS&J. Each boasts strong ties to Florida and a long history of doing business in the state.
Read More →The imminent drop in the benefit cap will result in an increase in the cost of commuting of up to 22 percent (assuming a tax rate at the national average of 31.6 percent), according to the report, commissioned by the nonprofit group TransitCenter.
Read More →This upgrade to the Chicago-based fleet will give potential passengers more booking options when planning their sports travel, field trips or any other event that will require charter bus transportation in the city.
Read More →The new service includes two routes, which utilize advanced transportation technology to provide customers with a more convenient and efficient ride along the congested Memorial Drive corridor. A partnership between the FTA, GDOT, DeKalb County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA made the project possible.
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The series features people from across the country who have been injured or lost loved ones in distracted driving crashes. In 2009, nearly 5,500 people died and 500,000 were injured in accidents involving a distracted driver.
Read More →With the introduction of 41 additional buses, MTA's hybrid inventory totals 161 out of a total fleet of 748. The fleet will have approximately 500 hybrid buses by 2016.
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Washington, D.C. residents can now use the intercity bus service to travel to 10 additional cities, including Boston, Pittsburgh and Toronto. To celebrate the expansion, megabus.com is offering 10,000 free seats for travel to and from the Washington, D.C. expansion cities from Dec. 15 through Jan. 15.
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