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Safety Cornerby Dustin Harber August 28, 2024

Ensuring Public Transit Cybersecurity Through Robust Protective Measures

In today’s highly connected world, cybersecurity is of utmost importance, particularly for transportation agencies overseeing transit bus systems that rely increasingly on sophisticated technologies, including the use of data analytics in traffic signal networks, to manage and operate their systems.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2024

Chicago's Increased Operator Pool Leads to Expanded Bus Service

Nearly a dozen bus routes are receiving additional service, as the CTA continues to add more bus operators into service — the result of the agency’s aggressive recruitment and hiring efforts.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

WMATA, Maryland Officials to Extend Bus Lane Pilot

The bus-only lanes along Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road were installed this summer to help move shuttle bus customers along faster during the Red Line construction work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2024

King County Metro's ‘Operation Safe Transit’ Initiative Yielding Results

The initiative was launched by KCSO, in May, as a pilot program focused on targeted work on transit and at transit locations in Seattle, such as bus stops and station platforms.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

Iowa's DART Ridership up 9%

Fixed Route continues to be DART’s most highly utilized bus service, with 95% of all rides in FY 2024 on one of DART’s more than 25 local and express bus routes.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

MARTA Completes 1K New Bus Stop Amenities in 5 Years

The installations consist of bus shelters, standalone benches, and other seating options, and include trash cans and signs with service information at stops in the City of Atlanta, as well as Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2024

New York Begins Issuing Violations for Blocking Bus Stops, Double Parking

The program is in addition to existing enforcement of cars blocking bus lanes on 14 bus routes equipped with Automated Camera Enforcement and double parking in real-time across four boroughs with Staten Island to be added later this year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2024

Florida's PSTA Breaks Ground on New BRT Station

The Tampa Bay region’s first-of-its-kind bus rapid transit service runs along PSTA's most heavily used corridor and connects St. Pete Beach to Downtown St. Petersburg.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2024

Pittsburgh, Flowbird Team to Add Ticket Vending Machines

Flowbird’s Astreo TVMs are designed to streamline the fare payment process, featuring an intuitive LED color touch-screen display, high-capacity ticket vending, and account reload capabilities suitable for busy transit environments.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 16, 2024

Peter Pan Taking Over Megabus Routes in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Regions

With the new partnership, the company will now operate the routes 24/7, including service to Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; White Marsh, Md.; and Philadelphia, and connecting passengers to the 100 destinations Peter Pan already serves.

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