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Busby StaffJune 8, 2010

MassDOT launches sustainability initiative

GreenDOT will be driven by three primary goals: reduce greenhouse gas emissions; promote the healthy transportation options of walking, bicycling, and public transit; and support for smart growth development.

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Busby StaffJune 8, 2010

Baltimore launches free downtown shuttle route

Charm City Circulator's Purple Line, operating hybrid-electric buses funded by parking tax increases, shuttles passengers for free.

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Busby StaffJune 8, 2010

Canada invests $600M in Ottawa transit

This investment in Ottawa transit will help the city achieve its goal to increase public transit use to 30 percent by 2031.

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Busby StaffJune 8, 2010

Transit systems offer free rides to polls

Polling place consolidations and reductions may make voting less convenient for residents; transit systems help out by offering free rides on election day.

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Busby StaffJune 8, 2010

Southern Calif. transit adds SmartPark solar panels

System consists of a fixed structure that provides outdoor covered parking with a minimal amount of installation work. The end results will be a savings in operating costs of more than $90,000 at current electricity rates.

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Paratransitby StaffJune 7, 2010

Georgia becomes the 28th state to ban texting while driving

Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law for all drivers in his state. The law also forbids cell phone use for young drivers with a provisional license. In addition, NHTSA has developed sample legislation that states can use as a starting point to craft measures to ban texting.

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Busby StaffJune 7, 2010

D.C. Metro to forgo transit experience requirement in GM search

Board of directors will open up search in order to widen the selection, and will begin narrowing the list by early fall.

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Busby StaffJune 4, 2010

SEPTA GM testifies to Pa. lawmakers on funding crisis

Joseph M. Casey said insufficient state funding from a law forced SEPTA to cut $110 million from its Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2011.

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Busby StaffJune 3, 2010

Chicago Transit to test experimental convention pass

The C-Pass will begin as an experiment to allow operation to evaluate the pass and make adjustments based upon feedback and agency analysis.

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Busby StaffJune 3, 2010

Oakland's AC Transit to cut services

The cuts reduce service 7.2 percent, which the agency hopes will save approximately $11 million a year.

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