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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 19, 2022

$686M in Grants Announced to Modernize Transit Stations, Improve Accessibility

More than 900 transit legacy stations are not fully accessible today.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 30, 2022

MCTS Awards First Transit with Paratransit Van Contract

First Transit has served Milwaukee County for more than 30 years.

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ArticlesNovember 24, 2022

Leveraging the Strength of Branding to Solve ‘R’ Challenges

How engaging staff and riders to overhaul the perception of an agency or line improves outcomes.

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Articlesby Hillary WeissNovember 21, 2022

Renewable Propane Reduces Emissions, Provides Cost Savings

Ideal for paratransit and on-demand transit fleets, the non-fossil fuel is produced from 100% raw materials, and when paired with an ultra-low NOx engine, brings emission levels to near-zero.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 18, 2022

Purdue University Builds Prototype to Serve People with Disabilities

The researchers call the prototype EASI RIDER, which stands for “Efficient, Accessible and Safe Interaction in a Real Integrated Design Environment for Riders with disabilities.”

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 15, 2022

Creative Bus, Forest River Team to Help Fill Mid-Size Bus Shortage

Creative Bus Sales has hundreds of Federal Transit Administration-compliant Ford E-Transit vans customized by Forest River in inventory right now and will reach 1,000 by year-end, providing an immediate, green solution to this significant problem.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 15, 2022

Illinois' RTA New Brand, Website Focuses on Rider

The RTA’s redeveloped website took shape based on analysis of how the old version of the site wasn’t serving users well.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 10, 2022

Pace Approves '23 Budget, 2-Year Paratransit Plan

The approved 2023 budget contains several fare policy changes that make it less expensive to ride Pace and more seamless to transfer to and from CTA and Metra services.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 9, 2022

Vicinity Secures Power Solution for Washington State Facility

As previously announced, the property is located near the company's Aldergrove, B.C., Canadian Headquarters with easy access to port, rail, and truck shipping and receiving facilities.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 2, 2022

National Express Transit Lands 3-Year Arizona Contract

The contractor’s Tucson Customer Service Center team manages the RTA’s Sun Shuttle neighborhood and rural fixed routes, paratransit, and on-demand microtransit services.

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