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NewsMarch 31, 2022

Chicago Transit Agencies Launch Joint Advocacy Campaign ‘Forward for All’

In the face of COVID-19’s impact on transit ridership, this initial phase of “Forward for All” aims to strengthen this trust and pride in the region’s transit system by building awareness of the economic, environmental, and quality of life benefits of public transportation.

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NewsMarch 10, 2022

Moovit, TfL Using Open Data to Display Tube Station Passenger Levels

The initiative is in line with TfL’s new “quieter times to travel” information to help people feel safer using transport amid the pandemic.

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ArticlesFebruary 20, 2022

'Transformative' IIJA Bill Could Help Transit Build Far Into the Future

The public transportation industry and its large supplier base are about to receive their largest financial boost in history. The boost will then become even larger and more sustained if other pending legislative actions remain on track.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2022

How the Omicron Surge Impacted Transit, Exposed Workforce Needs

With the peak of omicron impacting transit agencies throughout the holidays and into the month of January, the issue brought the industry’s workforce needs even further into the forefront.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2022

ABA Report: COVID Pandemic Continues to Rock Motorcoach Industry as Recovery is Slow

The charter bus industry experienced an estimated 57.1% reduction in revenues in 2021, according to the report.

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NewsFebruary 1, 2022

VTA Implements Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

The policy requires VTA’s more than 2,000 employees and contractors to report their vaccination status by April 29, 2022.

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ArticlesJanuary 31, 2022

Jefferson Lines Keeps Rolling Through the Pandemic

The company has endured over 100 years of world events and now has faced the COVID‐19 crisis head‐on.

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NewsJanuary 25, 2022

ABA’s Marketplace Makes Successful Return to Live Event

ABA was able to provide attendees with networking and education sessions, as well as a business floor.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2022

NJ TRANSIT, N.Y. MTA, L.A. Metro Receive Grant Awards for COVID-19 Response

This funding is part of more than $30 billion for public transportation in the American Rescue Plan Actwhich was signed into law by President Biden last March. 

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard January 12, 2022

Moonshot or Earthbound: Rethinking Shared Mobility for a Post-COVID Recovery

The past 16 months have left our heads spinning. From complete lockdown and isolation, to phased reopenings, to two summers now that have encouraged (and promoted) holiday travel to destinations throughout Europe, the mobility landscape we have learned to navigate in and around has been ever changing.

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