MetroAccess has stopped seeing double-digit percentages of ridership growth after increasing fares and tightening eligibility requirements. Some say the policy changes are too restrictive and are hurting riders.
The update reflects the evolution of services offered to travelers with a disability since the original Code was issued in 1998.
The upgrade has positioned the agency to achieve hoped-for improvements in productivity and customer service while also establishing a reliable foundation for monitoring vehicle efficiencies.
The new contract, which was effective July 1, 2011, extends MV's term for an additional two years and represents more than $216 million in annual revenue.
The agency has used Trapeze Group's demand response scheduling solution PASS for many years and sought a maintenance management system that could integrate with this and other existing systems.
Finding the right bus to fit your needs can use up time and energy that you should be spending elsewhere.
The 20-member advisory committee is comprised of leading public transportation experts and management professionals in the public and private sectors.
What’s new? Not much. Ridership is still high, and funding is still vanishing. Many providers are still looking to technology to cope and some are including new types of vehicles in their fleets. Travel training, which appears to be growing in popularity, may be a partial solution.
RoadRunner line of mobile surveillance equipment can be found in more than 315 public transportation agencies across the nation. As mobile video surveillance dominates the transit technology conversation, the newest trend sees transit managers turning to software to extend their capabilities, increase efficiencies and save money.
Increasing cutbacks in fixed-route systems has placed a strain on both paratransit operations and people with disabilities who rely on public bus and rail systems to get to work, social activities and other places.
Richard Davey will be at the helm of the state's huge transportation bureaucracy with oversight of key public assets including highways, public transportation and airports.
Engineers reconfigured the layout using Vogelsitze passenger seats that are thinner in design.
In 2010, deficiencies in America’s roads, bridges, and transit systems cost American households and businesses more than $129 billion, including approximately $97 billion in vehicle operating costs, $32 billion in delays in travel time, $1.2 billion in safety costs, and $590 million in environmental costs.
Increase of 4.1 percent nationally over the previous year, represents an all-time record with 1.9 billion trips taken.
Edward F. King, current executive director of the San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority, will replace Stephanie Negriff as the new director of the city’s public transportation system.
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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