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The FTA Small Starts program will fund a wide array of new transit projects, including five proposed BRT systems. Hybrid-electric and clean diesel vehicles are leading choices for propulsion systems.
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The agency partners with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to provide free COVID-19 testing to riders.
Read More →While APTA EXPO attendees discussed financial challenges and an uncertain funding future, thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest what they see as “corporate greed and corrupt politics” ruling U.S. policies and the economy. One transit workers union joined them.
Read More →As an experienced designer of streetcar systems, one question I am frequently asked is, "Can a streetcar _____?" The blanks are usually filled with design challenges, such as "turn left from a curb lane", or "go under a low clearance underpass" or "operate at higher speeds and frequencies." More often than not, the answer is YES! Modern streetcar systems, such as those operating in Seattle, Tucson, and Atlanta, are modeled after European trams that are designed to fit within tight, complex, and built-out urban environments. The unique combination of vehicle's size coupled with the ability to operate in the same lanes as automobiles, trucks, and buses allow designers to create safe, efficient solutions to nearly every design challenge that arises.
Read More →The annual campaign engaged 214 participants who demonstrated that it is possible to get around without driving alone during the winter months.
Read More →Increased mobility for more people, jobs and cleaner air most frequently cited benefits, according to a new HNTB survey.
Read More →Repeated breakdowns in negotiations resulted in union workers going on strike Thursday.
Read More →It was just less than two years ago that the cry for more public transportation funding or, at least, an understanding that more funding was necessary, had been heard by the federal government, in particular by President Barack Obama. Now, a half-term of bi-partisan incompetence has yielded a swift change in congressional leadership that is nearly unprecedented.
Read More →Overcome these barriers when transitioning from a traditional, business-objective approach to a customer-driven strategy.
Read More →Get the latest from The Routing Company, HDR, Moxa, Vicinity Motor Corp., and Allison Transmission.
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