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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 8, 2024

Report Recommends Extending Silver Line in Boston

Opening in 2018, the SL3 connects Chelsea with Logan Airport, East Boston, the Seaport District, and South Station, making quick, easy connections to many area bus routes, the Blue Line, the Red Line, and the Commuter Rail.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 8, 2024

WMATA Report Sees Improvements in Ridership, Customer Satisfaction

Nearly one-half of Metrobus customers saw buses arrive every 12 minutes or less, and more than half of rail customers saw trains arrive every six minutes or less, on average.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 8, 2024

Sound Transit Forms Plan to Address Crowding on Future Line

Among the steps the agency is proposing when the Lynwood Link extension opens are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between Snohomish County and Seattle.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2024

Seattle's King County Breaks Ground on New Electric Bus Facility

The new 544,000-square-foot base will include maintenance facilities and charging infrastructure for the next-generation battery-electric buses scheduled to begin service in 2026.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 5, 2024

GILLIG Delivers First of 35 CNG Buses to New Mexico

The inaugural purchase marks a major transition for the agency as they replace old diesel-hybrid buses with new, eco-friendly, and cost-effective GILLIG buses.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 1, 2024

Las Vegas Opens New Mobility Training Lab

The specially retrofitted RTC bus serves as a mobility training lab to help vulnerable populations and those with disabilities navigate the RTC transit system confidently.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 29, 2024

Biz Briefs: Motiv, TRC, and More

Get the latest business news from around the industry in capsule form.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 29, 2024

San Antonio's VIA Ridership Up in 2023

VIA attributed the increase in ridership primarily to its frequency on key routes. The agency's ridership data confirm that there is a correlation between bus frequency and ridership.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 29, 2024

Feds Make $9.9B in Formula Funds Available to Transit

The funding will help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries; upgrade stations and tracks; plan and design new transit corridors; and provide access for seniors and riders with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2024

Changes Impacting TTC Customer Satisfaction, Safety

Last September, the TTC announced it would vastly enhance the visible presence of staff throughout the system, by hiring 130 customer service agents and 30 supervisors at key subway stations, as well as on the bus and streetcar networks.

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