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Ensuring safety and finding talented rail engineers were two of the challenges in building the Hiawatha light rail line in bus-dominated Minneapolis-St. Paul, says Joe Marie, assistant general manager of rail operations at Metro Transit. Competing with the private sector for operations and maintenance was another.
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This proposal is in response to a number of recent MTA incidents involving repeat sex offenders.
Read More →MaaS is a concept that has been around for some time now, however, there is one burning question that remains: What is the value, and for whom?
Read More →After more than three decades of bearing more than a passing resemblance to refrigerators on wheels, the appearance of North America’s largest transit bus fleet is undergoing a stunning transformation
Read More →Explosive detection equipment, increased station and railcar sweeps and public awareness programs are some of the strategies being employed by transportation agencies to combat terrorism.
Read More →From all-electric buses and real-time data analytics to an autonomous security robot, SMRT is showing how smaller transit systems can lead the way in modernization.
Read More →Teamsters employees will see their first wage increase in six years next July, when a 2.5% raise will kick in, under the new agreement. The following year wages will increase 2.75%. Agency contributions to employee benefits will also rise.
Read More →Several of Metro’s employees were to participate in a two-year FTA training program designed to provide transit organizations with tools to help them manage their environmental impact.
Read More →The single biggest driver of change in transportation in the coming years will undoubtedly be the impending climate catastrophe.
Read More →Thirty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the impact of this landmark piece of civil rights legislation cannot be overstated.
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