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Articles•Janna Starcic, associate editor•March 1, 2003

How to Fill Those Empty Seats

Faced with service cuts and a lack of choice riders, transit agencies across North America are doing their best to boost ridership numbers.

Articles•Robert G. Stanley, Cambridge Systematics•March 1, 2003

Pursuing the New Paradigm in Public Transportation

The U.S. transit industry is clearly not in the same place that it was when the search for a new paradigm for transit agencies was launched by concerned industry leaders in 1997.

Articles•Alisha Gomez, editorial assistant•March 1, 2003

Merging Private and Public Bus Operations

Turning a typically competitive relationship into a partnership means revenue for both private and public bus operators. See how some operations do it.

Articles•Walt Smothers, Transit Authority of River City•January 1, 2003

Raising mechanics from the unskilled labor pool

Typically, service division employees are hired by transit agencies as unskilled labor with little or no possibility to advance in the organization.

News•Staff•November 6, 2002

ABA president talks TEA-21 at transportation conference

Competition with transit agencies seeking new revenue streams is another strong concern among private bus operators that was discussed during the conference.

News•Staff•July 17, 2002

LET, TARTA implement interstate transfer agreement

The agreement allows free transfers to passengers wishing to ride across state lines and to and from the neighboring communities.

Articles•Walt Smothers, Transit Authority of River City•July 1, 2002

How to open the lines of communication

For those of us in the transit industry, communication with our customers and within our agencies is key to our success.

Articles•Leslie Davis, managing editor•July 1, 2002

Urban Challenge taps into transit for adventure

I was not sure what I’d be in store for when my editor volunteered me to take part in the Urban Challenge, a newly created event that combines trivia, technology and public transportation.

Articles•Bruce Schaller, Schaller Consulting•July 1, 2002

10 Tips for Developing an Effective Transit Website

A user-friendly Website may help increase ridership and improve an agency’s image.

Articles•Staff•July 1, 2002

Buy America Revisited

More than two decades since it was enacted by Congress, the Buy America law still generates lively debate in the supplier community and among transit properties.

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