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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 29, 2024

Chicago Adding New Bus Priority Lanes

The work builds upon previous transit projects on Chicago Avenue, creating a nearly continuous 3.9-mile bus lane from Grand to Ashland and from Milwaukee to Michigan Avenue.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 28, 2024

SEPTA Approves Bus Network Redesign Plan

SEPTA will now proceed to implement the plan, with the first service changes for customers expected to begin next year.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Up for 17th Straight Month

In April 2024, Metro had 26,210,300 boardings on its bus and rail services. A total of 21,286,056 rides were taken each weekday, with Saturday boardings at 2,702,268 and Sunday boardings at 2,221,976.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 24, 2024

BC Transit Adding 29 Alexander Dennis Double-Deck Buses

The new Enviro500 will be built as part of the partnership between Alexander Dennis and Big Rig Manufacturing.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

New York MTA Reports On Fare Evasion Reduction Efforts

Convened in the spring of 2022, the Blue-Ribbon Panel, consisting of education, social justice, business, and law enforcement experts, was given a mandate to investigate the root causes of fare and toll evasion and develop a comprehensive strategy to combat it.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 23, 2024

Maryland Transit Preserves Commuter Bus Service, Limits Service Reductions

The agency announced it will retain service on all routes at reduced frequencies to connect riders from the suburbs to job centers in the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington region. The new schedules will go into effect on July 1.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 17, 2024

WMATA Lands State Funding for Capitol Heights Station

The site will support new housing, retail, and business opportunities and provide easy access to transit to get to jobs, schools, and activities around the region.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 15, 2024

New York Unveils 60 New Battery-Electric Buses

The MTA and the New York Power Authority are building critical infrastructure to power a zero-emissions bus fleet, including installing 17 new bus charge points at Grand Avenue Bus Depot in Queens.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2024

HDR Names New Bus Rapid Transit Leader

Based in Phoenix, Gina Thomas has experience managing and delivering quality transit projects, from initial alternatives analysis, conceptual engineering, and planning-level cost estimating to final design and construction.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 14, 2024

California's OCTA Approves 3-Year Bus Operator Contract

The agreement with Teamsters Local 952 includes wage increases of 14% over the next three years, beginning this month and running through April 2027.

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