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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2021

Moovit Report Provides Mobility Snapshot for 2020

The results portray a fascinating picture of global transit trends, comparing 2019 and 2020 — how people move around their cities, the impact of COVID-19 on public transportation use, and riders’ increased demand for mobile payment.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2021

MTA Launches Living Memorial to Honor Transit Workers Lost to COVID-19

The digital art installation, "Travels Far," is named after a poem written by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. It features poignant portraits of transit workers shared by family members.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2021

CTAA Survey Shows Transit Agencies Need More COVID-19 Funding

Without additional federal funding many rural and small-urban agencies face major service cuts as CARES Act funding dwindles.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

FTA Announces $15.8M to Support Public Transit Projects During COVID-19

The selected projects include solutions such as implementing new cleaning and disinfecting protocols, contactless payment systems, and modernized data collection.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

Motorcoach Industry Steps Up to Provide Service During Inauguration

After lobbying Congress for 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeing more than 80,000 personnel furloughed and nearly half of the industry's 3,000 small, family-owned businesses shuttered, the industry recently received a desperately needed shot in the arm.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

Study Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 Recovery on California’s Transportation Revenue

MTI researchers analyze six possible transportation revenue scenarios to predict the state’s potential economic recovery through 2040.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

Air Treatment Solution Approved by EPA to Combat COVID-19

Luminator Technology Group’s Renew Air Treatment System uses Grignard Pure to kill more than 98% of airborne coronavirus particles.

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NewsJanuary 16, 2021

Lumin-Air Introduces Ultraviolet Solution to Combat COVID-19

The Lumin-19 is an airstream disinfection solution designed to retrofit school buses and some transit buses.

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Transit Dispatchesby Giles BaileyJanuary 13, 2021

Cycling in the Netherlands: Highlights from Polis 2020

The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nevertheless, was a chance for the European, and wider world, to exchange best practices in sustainable mobility, observe the latest trends, and for the host cities to welcome guests from across the continent.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2021

FTA Makes $14B Available to Support Public Transit During COVID-19

Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) (H.R. 133), signed in December.

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