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Public Transit Needs a Voice in Automated/Autonomous Vehicle Regulatory Talks

This technology will forever change transportation on a local level and national scale; the time is ripe for public transit agencies and OEMs to be more visible in shaping the outcome of these discussions, regulations, and laws.

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Articlesby Alex RomanMarch 19, 2018

Q&A with Lextran GM Carrie Butler

METRO Magazine’s Managing Editor Alex Roman spoke to Butler about Lextran’s day-to-day challenges, its alternative-fuels program, and how the lack of federal funding could impact the agency and the community it serves.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2018

Transdev lands CATA paratransit contract

The company will begin providing CATA’s Spec-Tran and supplemental rural services effective April 2018, affecting more than 15,500 paratransit customers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2018

Transdev to run autonomous shuttle pilot in Jacksonville

The pilot program will focus on the long-term feasibility of implementing autonomous transit into existing and planned routes along the city’s downtown riverfront.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

Busy New Orleans corridor to re-open in advance of streetcar expansion

The timing roughly aligns with Transdev's original Nov. 27 estimated completion date for the $9.8 million project, which aims to stretch the Canal streetcar line across the Canal Boulevard-City Park Avenue intersection before linking with new bus and streetcar shelters near Rosedale Drive.

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ArticlesNovember 29, 2017

New Mobility Mindset, Vehicle Innovation on Display at APTA EXPO 2017

The expansive show floor, which featured more than 800 exhibitors, featured a bevy of product debuts and gave attendees a view of transit’s future.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2017

Transdev appoints Weber COO of rail maintenance division

Weber most recently served as VP of supply/fleet/fuel management for Canadian National Railway.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

CEOs Discuss Focusing on Behaviors for Better Results

Culture isn’t about results, it’s about behaviors — leadership behaviors, employee behaviors, and customer behaviors. That was the takeaway at the Monday session “Executive Roundtable: Creating World Class Organizations – Leadership, Culture, Trust, Empowerment.”

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2017

Transdev set to start first AV shuttle network in North America

Babcock Ranch, a new town under construction in Southwest Fla., will start running multiple Transdev-operated autonomous shuttles, with the long-range goal of working with Transdev to bring on-demand, mobility as a service options to nearly 50,000 residents.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2017

Transdev names new North American VP, safety and security

Alex Guariento will be responsible for the safety policies and practices of all Transdev contracts and businesses in over 200 cities, a workforce of 20,000, and 175 million annual passengers.

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