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Decades of deferred repairs and modernization projects have many transit agencies scrambling to keep trains and buses in operation.
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The University of Washington released an analysis of drug smoke and residue samples collected on transit vehicles.
Read More →The new bridges will offer five tracks – three more than the current bridge – providing the ability to take full advantage of the additional capacity into and out of New York that the Mass Transit Tunnel project will create.
Read More →Six years after a bill was soundly defeated by voters, the recently passed $3.1 billion “Choose How You Move” initiative will utilize a half-cent sales tax to fund expanded WeGo Public Transit services, as well as neighborhood transit centers, 86 miles of sidewalk improvements, and much more.
Read More →The three-year agreement includes operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 37 transit buses for fixed-route and paratransit services.
Read More →In 2005, 780 crimes were reported in the MAX system, dropping to a low of 413 crime reports in 2009.
Read More →San Diego-based ISE Corp., provided the hybrid-electric drive systems, while New Flyer Industries manufactured the new buses.
Read More →Multiple options, including new taxes and fees, have been proposed to raise the $1 billion per year needed to maintain and update public transit as well as highways and bridges in Massachusetts.
Read More →The Brookings Institution’s report reviewed commuter transit in 100 cities across the U.S. and found that nearly 70% of working people live in neighborhoods that offer transit service.
Read More →Between June 2020 and June 2021, the transportation industry witnessed a 186% increase in weekly ransomware attacks. As such, it is even more imperative that transit operators treat cybersecurity with the same seriousness as physical operational security.
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