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One Southern California city’s transit system celebrates 35 years of operations and its many successes. Meanwhile, a city in the Midwest is so strapped it can’t even get half its buses to destinations on time. Which is more representative of public transportation’s current reality in the U.S.?
Read More →A Detroit-based advocacy group tracked bus routes for a five-day period and found that there was about a 50-50 chance of people getting their bus on time.
Read More →One-hundred drivers walked out on their jobs, saying they are afraid to board the buses after one driver was recently beaten on a bus. Police officers used to ride on the buses before budget cuts.
Read More →A portion of funding for both states will go to replacing a transfer center and buses and upgrading a maintenance facility to LEED standards.
Read More →After nine months of negotiations, the agency and unions representing more than 800 of its employees failed to reach agreements. Agency’s loss in revenue from local property taxes, farebox proceeds, and state and federal funding also prompted the cuts.
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The shuttle on display will be in service by October, while a second propane autogas vehicle has already hit the streets, serving Michigan’s City of Flint and Genesee County.
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City officials recently approved a 25-cent fare increase, the first since the 2.9-mile elevated light rail system opened in 1987, saying that reducing service is a better solution than shutting down the service completely.
Read More →While much of the two-day meeting's focus will be on Detroit's planned Woodward Avenue light rail system, the panel will also share insights on how area leaders can work together to develop a larger vision for future public transportation development.
Read More →After research recently conducted by a Ferris task force yielded sufficient interest from students, prospective students and faculty, the university will move forward with The Rapid bus service to the main campus in Big Rapids.
Read More →Eighty-two called in sick to participate in a "National Day of Protest" organized by the AFL-CIO and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
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