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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsOctober 2, 2025

METRO, School Bus Fleet Mark Successful 2025 PTTX & SBFX Events

The Public Transit & Technology Exchange (PTTX) and School Bus Fleet ConneX (SBFX) convened in Scottsdale, Arizona, this year from Sept. 22-24, 2025, as separate but co-located events.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2025

Pittsburgh's Board Passes FY2026 Budgets, Preventing Service Cuts

The adoption of the amended budgets follows approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation earlier this month that allowed PRT to use up to $106.7 million in state capital funds to cover operating expenses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2025

Iowa's DART Ridership Increases to 3.75M Rides in FY25

DART carried an average of 17.6 passengers per hour of service on its fixed bus routes, making it the most efficient of the agency’s services.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2025

Seattle's Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Bus Operations, Maintenance Facility

The Bus OMF will primarily serve as the home of Stride, an all-new three-line bus rapid transit (BRT) system that will transform travel around Lake Washington.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschAugust 12, 2025

Getting Better on Purpose

The notion of agencies being over- or underfunded, I argued, doesn’t hold up. If an agency wants to turn up the heat — to grow beyond the status quo — it must demonstrate measurable value.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2025

RIPTA Releases Final Independent Operational Efficiency Study

The study, conducted by an independent consultant at the request of Gov. McKee and the General Assembly, was a condition of the FY2025 state budget and provides an in-depth review of RIPTA’s operations, costs, and performance.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2025

NJ TRANSIT Approves FY 2026 Budgets to Sustain Service, Upgrade Infrastructure, and Expand Community Programs

The agency board adopted the $3.16B operating and $1.7B capital budgets, supporting transit upgrades, workforce, and access for seniors and rural riders.

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Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2025

Philadelphia's SEPTA Reports Record-High Customer Satisfaction

The authority has conducted its quarterly Customer Satisfaction Survey since 2023, requesting feedback from riders on safety, cleanliness, reliability, and other key performance indicators.

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2025

NCTD Brings Bus Operations In-House for First Time in 50 Years

The Oceanside, Calif., agency completes transition to fully public operations by directly hiring former contractor staff, aiming to improve service quality and unify its workforce.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2025

Maryland Unveils Ambitious MARC Growth, Transformation Plan

Developed through in-depth analysis and broad stakeholder and community input, the Plan charts phased improvements across five-year, 10-year, and long-term scenarios to expand mobility, service quality, and economic development through MARC Train Service.

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