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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson June 17, 2021

Reinventing Paratransit: Expanding Services to Boost Safety, Accessibility

Moving toward more flexible, on-demand options, paratransit providers are working harder and smarter to find safer and more cost-efficient ways to meet rider’s mobility needs.

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NewsJune 16, 2021

Amazon, Sound Transit Partner to Accelerate Affordable Housing Units Near Light Rail Stations

The first $25 million will fund pre-development activities like site due diligence, engineering, and permitting, while the remaining $75 million will support the construction of new affordable housing, which is expected to begin within five years.

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Transit Dispatchesby Dee BrownJune 9, 2021

Public-Private Partnerships Are Key to Turning the Corner on Infrastructure

Increasingly, more states have had to get innovative to solve their infrastructure issues. Public-private partnerships are powerful and produce benefits for all involved. These are relationships combining resources and knowledge that can profoundly enhance underserved communities.

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NewsApril 30, 2021

BAE, Plug Power to Collaborate on Hydrogen-Powered Solutions for Electric Buses

The companies will work together to offer transit operators in North America an all-inclusive, scalable system to reach zero emissions, providing required site, vehicle, and service solutions.

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NewsApril 27, 2021

Vicinity Partners to Deploy Enhanced Powertrain into Next-Generation Electric Bus

Exro will supply its innovative Coil Drive System technology suite, which Vicinity Motor Corp. will validate through an initial deployment of an optimized electric powertrain.

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NewsApril 14, 2021

San Diego MTS Launches Campaign to Support Small Businesses

Eat-Shop-Play is designed to help businesses recover from the pandemic by encouraging people to shop local for insider deals and to earn free transit.

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NewsMarch 31, 2021

Esri, Trapeze Team to Offer Integrated Tech Solutions

Through the partnership, transit agencies can now have one central transit platform to eliminate inefficiencies and gain better insights into their operations.

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NewsMarch 5, 2021

Transit, Partnerships Help Boost St. Louis Industrial Sector

With increased collaboration among the St. Louis Regional Freightway, Metro Transit, and Madison County Transit the region sees more ridership and economic development, even in the midst of the pandemic.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2021

United Safety Partners for Disinfection Lighting Solution

The new patented disinfection UV lighting technology can help to disinfect air and surfaces in occupied spaces with the potential expansion into commercial and emergency vehicular applications in public transportation.

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NewsJanuary 15, 2021

Via, City of Arlington, Texas Expand On-Demand Program

More than 39,000 accounts have been created and more than 470,000 rides have been taken on Via Arlington since the service launched.

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