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Fla.'s PSTA Launches AV Pilot
The agency’s fare free electric shuttle, AVA, will begin serving the public as part of a three-month pilot in downtown St. Petersburg.
The agency’s fare free electric shuttle, AVA, will begin serving the public as part of a three-month pilot in downtown St. Petersburg.
A new study by the International Transport Forum examines safety aspects associated with e-scooters and other micro-vehicles.
The agency currently considers only one railroad, New Jersey Transit, at risk of not fully implementing PTC technology on all its required main lines by Dec. 31.
The 40-foot buses produce lower emissions than standard fueled vehicles and older CNG vehicles, helping improve air quality in the community.
The EZHub cashless system integrated into the Vamos Mobility app is designed to make journeys safer and easier across transit agencies serving San Joaquin County.
David Leininger will join the agency as the Deputy Executive Director on Nov. 3 and assume the role of Interim President/Executive Director on February 1.
Until now, HEPA-14 filtration systems have been large and unwieldy, and there were no retrofit units on the market that would universally fit existing ambulances, transit vehicles, school buses, and crewed work trucks.
The firm will provide architecture/engineering services for optimizing METRO’s bus routes and upgrading its vast network of bus stops and associated infrastructure.
The Transdev Connect app replaces current manual processes and paper forms for employees and supervisors, providing them access to new tools and information.
Seventy-seven percent of respondents want to see more funding. Additionally, by a three-to-one margin, voters want to see action taken to fix public transit infrastructure.
With BCT’s purchase, Proterra has now sold more than 1,000 battery-electric transit buses in North America.
The partners will introduce their first service available to the public in Arlington, Texas, in partnership with the City of Arlington and University of Texas at Arlington.
The partnership builds upon regional transit operators’ comprehensive efforts to keep customers and employees healthy and safe throughout the pandemic.
The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to split up the 5.9 GHz “safety spectrum” frequency previously set aside for use in transportation for vehicle-to-everything technologies, a plan that has prompted dire warnings from departments of transportation and various transportation and safety groups.
Riders using the agency’s EZfare mobile ticketing app give the system positive reviews, citing safer rides during the COVID-19 pandemic.