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TransMax brake lining offers the stopping power required for transit applications, with a rating of 26,000 lbs. Its stable formulation exceeds all FMVSS 121 testing parameters for brake lining; offers excellent performance in high temperature transit applications; exhibits minimal brake fade; has a high resistance to growth and swell; and handles thermal shock without sacrificing braking performance.
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A draft five-year transit program proposes several improvements in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti: more frequent service, extended service on weekdays and weekends and more direct service (limiting the need for transfers) to be provided on major corridors and several local routes. Ann Arbor riders will also be able to access communities beyond the city's borders.
Read More →Construction will begin soon; completion is expected by late 2013 or early 2014.
Read More →The three budget scenarios being presented maintain, build upon, or reverse the successes achieved so far in 2025, and each calls for a modest fare increase, as requested by the Regional Transportation Authority, to provide additional revenue with minimal impact on ridership, as anticipated.
Read More →The webinar, taking place April 7 at 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern, features Morgan Lyons of Lyons Creative, The Rapid's Andrew Johnson, and the Port Authority of Allegheny County's Katherine Kelleman.
Read More →The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Seattle’s King County Metro, and San Franciso Muni were the top three agencies in terms of ridership growth for agencies with 50 million or more annual trips, while GO Transit topped the list for Canadian agencies.
Read More →While NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey continue repairing damages created by Hurricane Sandy, both are also simultaneously making preparations for similar storms that may occur in the future.
Read More →Will operate fixed-route campus shuttle service for Buffalo State and East Georgia State College. Renewed shuttle service for College of Staten Island.
Read More →The Luzerne County Transportation Authority may issue swipe cards to senior citizens to prevent bus drivers from being able to manipulate ridership totals. The move is a response to allegations that drivers are counting "ghost riders" to increase state funding.
Read More →Providing much-needed paratransit and access to jobs in often very remote areas, agencies in these regions struggle with some of the same challenges that small urbanized agencies do: funding, and rising fuel costs and demand, which have a significant impact on a vulnerable population.
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