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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 29, 2024

UW-Madison, Urban Solar Partner to Simplify Using Transit

The project was selected as METRO’s Innovative Solutions Award Winner for Sustainability.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2024

MARTA Completes 1K New Bus Stop Amenities in 5 Years

The installations consist of bus shelters, standalone benches, and other seating options, and include trash cans and signs with service information at stops in the City of Atlanta, as well as Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 2, 2024

California's SamTrans Approves Bus Stop Improvement Plan

The plan outlines options and guidelines for adding amenities such as bus shelters, shade structures, benches, and real-time information displays to more than 220 high priority stops over the next three to five years.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 6, 2024

San Antonio's VIA Expands Tech to Aid Blind, Low-Vision Riders

NaviLens is wayfinding and information technology that helps blind and low-vision riders navigate to a bus stop, access real-time next bus arrival information, and receive directions to the bus when it arrives at the bus stop.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 20, 2023

Houston METRO Celebrates Completion of 5K Universally Accessible Bus Stops

Bus stop enhancements include wider sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, larger bus pads, and tactile paving, which assists pedestrians who are blind or visually impaired.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 5, 2023

15 Virginia Projects Receive Funding to Improve the Transit Experience

The CTB's TRIP program aims to grow and improve transit use by enhancing the regional connectivity of urban areas, eliminating obstacles to transit accessibility for low-income riders, and more.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 7, 2023

NJ TRANSIT's New Technology to Provide Digital Travel Information

The pilot program in New Brunswick includes 51 NaviLens signs installed at bus stops with existing MyBus signs.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 9, 2023

Papercast Unveils 2 New Products

The groundbreaking products, developed in response to customer demand across multiple transit markets, "redefines industry standards with its exceptional power efficiency and unparalleled performance."

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 4, 2023

New York MTA Begins Bus Stop Hub Approach

The MTA will deploy EAGLE teams to local and Select Bus Service (SBS) bus stop hubs with high rates of fare evasion.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 1, 2023

Michigan's TheRide Adds Text Message Real-Time Bus Info

The new signs have started to be installed at bus stops and include the bus stop number and details on how to use the "Text My Bus” feature to find out when buses will arrive at your stop.

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