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Mass Transit: From Unprecedented Crisis to Unprecedented Opportunity

At this pivotal moment, public transportation agencies should consider using this historic availability of funding to implement game-changing projects to get back on track while building a digital foundation for the future, and leveraging the flood of information that connected systems and processes provide.

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NewsFebruary 5, 2021

Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Transit Employees, Stresses President’s Support

One of President Biden’s first actions to protect the health and safety of Americans was to sign an Executive Order on January 21 promoting safety during the COVID-19 public health emergency in domestic and international travel.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

HDR Names New West Region Transportation Director

Backed by more than 40 years of experience, Sam Tso will provide strategic leadership for the continued diversification of the company’s aviation, highways and bridges, transit, freight rail, and maritime practice areas and the expansion of the firm’s multidisciplinary technical capabilities throughout the region.

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NewsDecember 15, 2020

APTA, Industry Urge Congress to #SavePublicTransit

A bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus relief aid package is being discussed in the lame duck session, but that can be only a starting point for negotiations.

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NewsNovember 20, 2020

Webasto Introduces Lightweight, Compact Air Cleaners with Medical-Grade HEPA-14 Filtration

Until now, HEPA-14 filtration systems have been large and unwieldy, and there were no retrofit units on the market that would universally fit existing ambulances, transit vehicles, school buses, and crewed work trucks.

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NewsOctober 6, 2020

Plan to Modernize Transit on East Coast May Yield $11.1B in Health Benefits

The TCI program is a bold regional plan being developed by a bipartisan group of governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., with support from transportation, health, environmental, and business groups, to cut harmful carbon pollution from the transportation sector

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NewsSeptember 11, 2020

King County Metro Partners with Connectpoint for Digital Displays

The new real-time digital information displays will provide increased messaging flexibility and provide a better customer experience.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2020

7 Best Management Practices for Commercial Wash Systems

It's important that managers implement best management practices to conserve water, comply with state and federal regulations, and reduce pollution.

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Transit DispatchesJune 24, 2020

Looking Ahead, Facing the New Reality

Much as September 11th redefined how we travel and handle security, the COVID-19 pandemic will define the ways we work, socialize and travel.

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VideosJune 15, 2020

FTA thanks transit industry

In this two-minute video message, FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams thanks frontline transit workers for their many sacrifices, highlights the Administration’s response and looks ahead as the economy continues to re-open.

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