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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2025

LA Metro Enforces Bus Lane Ticketing

Originally announced in November, the bus lane enforcement pilot program is rolling out on major corridors where bus lanes have been established to prioritize public transit in areas with high bus ridership and traffic congestion.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2025

Cubic’s New Center to Explore AI, Machine Learning in Public Transit

While the collaboration and research begin immediately, the immersive center will open in the UK in September 2025.

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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 3, 2025

Louisville's TARC Takes Steps to Improve Real-Time Bus Data

For customers, that means convenient access to reliable real-time locations for buses on their smartphones, enhanced audio and visual announcements on every TARC bus for easier navigation of the system, and overall improvements to TARC’s operations.

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Newsby Alex RomanFebruary 3, 2025

OK TOURS Named METRO's Innovative Operator of the Year

Marcos Sarmiento, COO at …..OK TOURS!!!, was on hand to accept the award from METRO Publisher George Brennan during the ABA’s Operator Breakfast in Philadelphia.

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Safety Cornerby Konrad Fellmann January 28, 2025

Navigating Emerging Privacy Laws: A Call to Action for Service Providers in Mass Transit

With Data Privacy Day Jan. 28, I want to spotlight a critical challenge faced by service providers in the mass transit sector: managing personal information responsibly in an era of rapidly evolving privacy regulations.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2025

Boston's MBTA Completes Installation of Train Safety Tech on Entire Line

With this phase of the program now complete, PTC/ATC is now successfully active across all of the MBTA’s Commuter Rail lines.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2025

Boston Transit, Partners to Improve Bus Reliability

Up to 50% of transit delays consists of waiting at red lights in signalized intersections and these upgrades have the potential to significantly reduce that time.

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PodcastsJanuary 24, 2025

Challenges and Growth Opportunities for a Rural System with Arrowhead Transit

Virginia, Minn.’s Arrowhead Transit is the second largest rural public transit system in the U.S. In our latest edition of METROspectives, Arrowhead Tranit’s Dominick Olivanti and Colette Hanson join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss public transit from a rural provider perspective.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2025

SEPTA Awards Cubic Contract for Next Generation of Key Program

SEPTA Key 2.0 is a next-generation system that will substantially improve the customer experience, while positioning SEPTA as a forward-thinking innovation leader in the transit industry.

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