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Bus arrival information is available via Web, smartphone or text message and the system also allows dispatchers to detect and avert bunching of buses.
Read More →Nearly $202M in Recovery Act dollars was allocated to the agency, of which $52M was used to purchase the vehicles and construct the new shop. Metro began receiving the new diesel-electric hybrid buses and paratransit vehicles earlier this year.
Read More →Provides riders with arrival times for any of TriMet's 7,000 bus stops or 84 MAX stations. Designed for mobile phone users who have text message service plans but not more expensive mobile Web service plans.
Read More →Riders go to specific stops at specific times to get bingo stamps and win prizes.
Read More →After a top-to-bottom safety review that began shortly after a fatal bus accident last April, the agency will recruit a Director of Safety and Security, require all personal electronic devices be turned off while operating a bus or train and form a Safety and Service Excellence Task Force.
Read More →Wheelchairs are supposed to take precedence, but riders and disability advocates point to problems with enforcement. Agency public relations department responded that compliance is up to the customer.
Read More →Bipartisan bill will improve transit safety oversight and establish national safety standards for transit systems across the country.
Read More →In the past two weeks, drivers for TheBus have confiscated 198 fake bus passes, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.
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Charged with perpetuating the spirit of the island, the agency known as TheBus, promotes 'the feeling of Aloha' to grow and maintain its ridership, while instituting programs to protect the environment. Two buses in its fleet recently hit the million-mile mark.
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Each new coach will feature a wheelchair lift and plush leatherette passenger seating for 50, compared to the typical 55-seat configuration for the D4505 model. This move will give riders significantly more legroom.
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