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The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Soldier On call center coordinates transportation for veterans and their families traveling to VA medical centers in Leeds, Mass. and Albany as well as Pittsfield’s VA clinic. Users can also coordinate work, education and shopping trips using existing routes.
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Transit-oriented development has taken on a new life since the COVID-19 pandemic, offering ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide access to different activities in the area.
Read More →From adopting hydrogen to battery-electric buses, the agency is positioning itself for long‐term sustainable success as it moves toward compliance with California’s zero‐emission standards.
Read More →RTD continues to hire officers for its Transit Police Department, with a goal to have 119 officers on staff by the end of 2024. In August 2022, the agency had 19 sworn officers.
Read More →Decisions on subcontracting, partial shutdown, layoffs, reassignment, and changes to the bargaining unit provide guidance.
Read More →How entities are turning to the Quick-Build methodology to expand transit options, improve existing service, and increase ridership.
Read More →The new offering, available in the Transit app, enables riders to plan a multimodal trip, purchase a transit pass, and unlock a bike with just a few taps.
Read More →While it hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, public transit agencies around the nation are seeing ridership slowly return over time.
Read More →Subway scammers have gotten hold of keys, prompting an audit to determine how many keys have been issued over the years and to whom.
Read More →Three types of labor laws govern transit employment: NLRA, the RLA or state-specific public sector collective-bargaining statutes.
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