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Includes bus storage, maintenance areas and offices for OATS Northeast, which provides demand-response and fixed-route transportation for senior citizens, people with disabilities, and the state’s rural areas.
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D.C. Metro partners with suicide prevention groups. Weekend riders drive Valley Metro ridership. San Francisco HSR station spot still undecided.
Read More →A plan to overhaul bus routes to eliminate those with low ridership and create lines to meet demand will improve transportation for students at the University of Illinois Springfield.
Read More →Agency is looking to cut about $30 million from its $97 million budget, which would eliminate the majority of weekend and midday service.
Read More →Paul J. Ballard was awarded for exceptional leadership in providing Nashville with an outstanding accessible transit system at the 30th Annual Awards for Artists with Disabilities. Under his leadership, Nashville MTA’s bus ridership has increased from 6.4 million annual passenger trips to a high of 9.4 million passenger trips. More than 175 new accessible buses and vans have been added to the fleet during his tenure.
Read More →At the APTA Expo opening session, topics covered included the nationwide ridership increase, the impact of the economic downturn on transit and the Reauthorization bill. Michael Townes, the current chair, introduced the new chair, Dr. Beverly A. Scott.
Read More →In a memo provided to employees, CEO/GM Paul Ballard noted that RTD anticipates a $166 million shortfall in 2021, with anticipated shortfalls at least that amount or more in the coming years.
Read More →Now in its seventh year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners who have implemented initiatives that helped them save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, increase safety, improve customer satisfaction, increase ridership, and more.
Read More →One of those strategies is transitioning the 85-bus Dial-a-Ride fleet from diesel fuel to propane.
Read More →On the cusp of opening a long-awaited intermodal station and implementing a complete service restructuring, the Connecticut-based system forecasts increased ridership on the horizon.
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