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ArticlesJune 23, 2025

Smarter Speed Management for Safer, More Efficient Public Transit

Across the U.S., municipalities and transit agencies are grappling with a growing challenge: ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient public transportation in complex and congested urban environments.

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Articlesby Alex RomanApril 7, 2025

CALSTART and the FTA Explore Wireless Charging for BEBs

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman spoke to CALSTART’s Brian Ballschmidt, Brian Lee, Katrina Sutton about key findings from its recent report for the FTA, what the future may hold for wireless charging, and more.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschMarch 5, 2025

Making the Transition from Volume to Value

The public transportation industry is now one month into a new Administration. If there is a singular theme to what the nation has experienced — it is that performance matters.

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Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 10, 2025

Ballot Measure Kicks Nashville’s Multimodal Plan into High Gear

Six years after a bill was soundly defeated by voters, the recently passed $3.1 billion “Choose How You Move” initiative will utilize a half-cent sales tax to fund expanded WeGo Public Transit services, as well as neighborhood transit centers, 86 miles of sidewalk improvements, and much more.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2020

Subway construction photos provide view of 'old New York'

Many of the photographs were made with an 8 x10 camera and glass plates, which were considered the height of image-making technology.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2020

Former NYCT head joins HNTB to lead transit, rail market sector

Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2019

HNTB awarded capital project oversight contract with FTA

Contract supports and extends FTA’s critical role in overseeing deployment of federal grants for approved transit projects.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2019

Report shows how transit can complete projects quicker, cheaper

How entities are turning to the Quick-Build methodology to expand transit options, improve existing service, and increase ridership.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2019

FTA seeks comment on Project Management Oversight rule revisions

Proposed changes would streamline the PMO regulation by reducing the number of projects subject to FTA project management oversight.

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NewsJuly 10, 2019

3 transit agencies land CIG funds for rail projects

The funding represents a significant commitment toward pending multi-year Full Funding Agreements for the projects.

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