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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2018

L.A. Metro approves plan to improve Orange Line safety, capacity

The project is slated for groundbreaking in 2019 and opening in 2025.

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Newsby StaffJuly 27, 2018

New York MTA advancing plan to bring BRT to Staten Island

The system will provide faster travel along Staten Island’s North Shore to and from the St. George Ferry Terminal for more than 12,000 people.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Houston METRO adding 14 New Flyer 60-foot Xcelsiors

The New Flyer Xcelsior buses have been designed for a special BRT system that improves route capacity and schedule reliability.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Mass. city introduces elevated BRT platforms

New platforms and ramps installed at two bus stops in Everett Square will enable bus riders with wheelchairs, strollers, or carts to board the bus faster.

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Newsby StaffJuly 5, 2018

L.A. Metro board approves light rail extension

The $1.3-billion transit project eliminates BRT as an option and will now move from the draft to the final environmental review stage.

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Newsby StaffJune 29, 2018

New Flyer to supply 60-foot electric buses for Minn. Metro's BRT line

Additionally, the Metropolitan Council of Minneapolis has exercised options for six heavy-duty, 60-foot Xcelsior® clean diesel transit buses (or 12 equivalent units).

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2018

North Va. Transportation Authority adopts $1.2B six-year program

The authority’s milestone action marks the first time the regional transportation planning, programming, and funding body has funded a six-year transportation program.

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NewsJune 13, 2018

As China's rail transit systems boom, public-private partnerships face reckoning

The results have not always been positive, as cities grapple with inexperienced state-owned companies and inadequate risk management overrides prudent accounting.

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ArticlesMay 29, 2018

Q&A with Lane Transit District GM Aurora Jackson

Jackson speaks about the success of LTD’s BRT system and the changing face of the public transit industry as it increasingly looks to a “complete trips” mobility model.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2018

WSP to consult for Sound Transit's first BRT system

The high-capacity I-405 BRT project is one of two planned BRT lines for the area.

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