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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2025

Pittsburgh Looks to Raise Fares, Cut Service Due to Budget Constraints

If approved by PRT's board next week, the agency would begin soliciting public feedback on March 31 and hold three public hearings in April, May, and June before the board adopts next year's budget, which begins in July.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2025

Tampa's HART Makes Most Popular Route Fare Free

The pilot is possible thanks to Tampa City Council allocating $1.65 million in city funds to support free fares and increasing peak service frequency to every 15 minutes.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2024

Chicago Fully Restores Bus Service to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Nineteen bus routes are receiving additional service under the winter schedule, as the CTA continues to add more bus operators — the result of the agency’s aggressive recruiting and hiring efforts.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 6, 2024

California's SamTrans Adding Driver Barriers, Same-Day Paratransit Service

Many of the buses are used along SamTrans’ busiest route, the ECR, which runs along El Camino Real between Daly City and Palo Alto.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 3, 2024

Vancouver Mayors Urge Voters Ask for Rapid Transit

Vancouver’s North Shore area could lose most transit access if TransLink funding issues are not addressed.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2024

WMATA, Maryland Officials to Extend Bus Lane Pilot

The bus-only lanes along Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road were installed this summer to help move shuttle bus customers along faster during the Red Line construction work.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2024

California's 'Reimagine SamTrans' Moves into Next Phase

Data from May 2024 show fixed route ridership hit 98.2% of May 2019 levels, well above regional and national recovery trends.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2024

TransLink: Half of Transit Services Cut without New Funding

The agency is facing a funding gap of approximately $600 million each year — a shortfall in the budget to operate current transit service levels throughout the region.

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2024

California's Big Blue Bus Unveil 'Brighter Blue' Plan

The five-year plan will improve service by providing riders with fast, sustainable, and reliable access to jobs, healthcare, education, and other essential services.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 12, 2024

American Bus Association Urges Fair Competition For DNC Bus Services

In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Peter Pantuso, president and CEO of the ABA, expressed deep concern over efforts to impede private bus operators' fair participation in providing public transportation services for national events, as mandated by federal law.

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