Why should you come to BusCon?
Hear from Frank DiGiacomo, publisher of METRO as he explains why you should come to BusCon 2014.
Hear from Frank DiGiacomo, publisher of METRO as he explains why you should come to BusCon 2014.
Findings revealed those 60 and older were less likely to use public transportation for five or more days within the last week when compared to those who were between the ages of 18 to 29, citing perceptions of speeding traffic and high crime, according to the report.
The Antioch, Calif.-based Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, better known as Tri Delta Transit, was recognized for efforts to enhance service, efficiencies and overall effectiveness.
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A look back at 2013's BusCon Expo in Chicago.
Metro provides group orientations, station tours, trips on training buses, and one-to-one training to over 6,000 transit riders each year. In this interview Cherie Leporttia shares information about her background and Metro’s travel training program.
The Transportation Reimbursement Escort Program program has provided a transportation option to seniors, people with disabilities, and individuals of low income who reside in the rural areas of San Bernardino County since 1998.
Calif. company is planning to shift its entire fleet, 180 vehicles in all, to CNG in the coming years. An initial 60 Ford E-350 and E-450 CNG-powered paratransit buses will access fuel at the new station.
Features include an automated trip confirmation phone call every evening that will list an individual's trip information for the next day. Customers will be reminded of their pick-up and appointment times automatically.
Following an analysis, which was launched in January, the City of Tyler chose to add add vehicles and drivers to keep up with current demand.
Will focus its efforts on manufacturing wheelchair lifts and wheelchair accessible vehicles for consumer and commercial use.
Although she planned to retire at the end of 2015 when her current contract was set to expire, Lynne Griffith says, "the time is right because Pierce Transit is stable now.
Agency, which hasn’t sought a millage in more than a decade, says the 0.59 mills would reap $27 million a year to pay for new buses and repairs to old ones and to help balance the system’s $110 million budget.
The program is a student-run free clinic and combines health education with physical therapy. It is a sponsored student organization under the University of Michigan-Flint.
Provides the 17% wage increase recommended by the Presidential Emergency Board, and includes the first-ever healthcare contributions from the 5,400 workers that make up the eight unions while protecting commuters and the MTA’s long-term financial stability.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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