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With the nation in the grips of an economic downturn and Congress inching slowly toward resolution on other important bills, it’s beginning to look as if SAFETEA-LU will continue to be extended until Congress and the Obama administration can clear their slate and focus on finding a way to fund the bill.
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The D4505 recently received improvements, including dual 150-amp Denso alternators, new parcel racks that expand luggage capacity and the REI A/V system.
Read More →The EG40 and EG80 solar LED outdoor lighting systems feature adaptive lighting capabilities and a simple top-of-pole design that allows the series to deliver leading dollar per kilolumen output in the 1,000 to 8,500 lumen range at a value price.
Read More →Leaders from 15 major transit systems shared crime-reduction results and safety initiatives while discussing the role of continued federal support.
Read More →Radio Engineering Industries Inc. (REI) adds the SD40, a compact, lightweight, solid-state DVR to its family of BUS-WATCH digital video surveillance systems for mass transit systems and school buses.
Read More →Rashidi Barnes, CEO of California’s Tri-Delta Transit, and Maggie Pears, managing consultant at the Center for Transportation the Environment, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss their roles in the California Transit Training Consortium, the groups rebrand, and more.
Read More →The electric AVs, which support Level 5 autonomous capability, will transport soldiers within the Fort Carson Army installation while also collecting operational data as part of the year-long pilot.
Read More →Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent buying buses and railcars every year. Although the national unemployment rate has declined since the Great Recession, for low-income families and communities of color, the unemployment rate remains in the double-digits and good, family-supporting jobs can’t come fast enough. We need strategies that revive U.S. manufacturing and other industries that can create the kind of jobs we want.
Read More →The new 5.5-mile bicycle and pedestrian path that will transform a blighted, unused rail corridor in South Los Angeles and connect local bicyclists and walkers to current and future Metro rail lines in South Los Angeles.
Read More →What are the benefits and pain points of switching to propane? Randy Cantor, Transportation Services Manager for CCATS in Newport, N.C., joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss his agency’s transition to propane and much more.
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