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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2025

Canada's TransLink Takes Step Forward with BRT Plan

The latest announcement is the next step toward implementing TransLink’s incoming bus-based rapid transit system that will provide fast, frequent, and reliable service through dedicated bus lanes, signal priority at intersections, and weather-protected stations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2024

San Antonio's VIA Lands $268M Fed Grant for Green Line

The transformative project will be the region’s first Advanced Rapid Transit corridor, delivering convenient, high-frequency service by late 2027.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2024

California's SamTrans Adopts Strategic Plan for Next Decade

The plan provides a comprehensive policy framework to shape SamTrans’ service priorities, operational strategies, and investments.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2024

Michigan's BATA Announces Departure of Executive Director

Kelly Dunham joined BATA in 2009 as the human resources manager and also served as the transit agency’s director, human resources and operations, before earning the role of BATA’s executive director in 2016, and has been successfully leading the organization for the last eight years.

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Articlesby Timothy MenardOctober 15, 2024

Upcoming Election Serves As A Crucial Moment to Modernize Transportation Networks

As the nation faces eventual political change this winter, the direction of America's transportation infrastructure and planning is at an important milestone.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2024

'Reimagine DART' Plan to Transform Greater Des Moines

The planning process will continue DART’s evolution of responding to changing travel patterns, regional expansion, and new technologies by taking a fresh look at all the services DART should deliver and how to deliver them.

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Transit Dispatchesby Claudia FolskaJune 25, 2024

Time for 'One-and-Done' Universal Transit Pass for People with Disabilities

Imagine trying to plan a weekend getaway and needing permission from some bureaucrat in your destination city’s transportation department to be able to get around easily and affordably.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2024

Houston METRO Will Not Pursue Fed Funding for BRT Project

Financial estimates for the project in 2019 were aspirational, but the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced ridership and increased costs — variables that were not calculated at the time the project was proposed, according to Houston METRO officials.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschJune 19, 2024

Prioritize Success Outcomes First, Develop Fiscal Budget Second

As we approach July 1, many public sector organizations across the country have fiscal years that begin at the midpoint of the year. To that point, many public sector executives believe that "adopting the budget" is the single critical event of their year.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 12, 2024

WSP Appointments 'Advance Vision' for U.S. Operations

The internal appointments and related updates enable more strategic and interdisciplinary response to increasingly complex challenges for the clients WSP serves, according to the firm.

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