
A culturally diverse transit workforce brings a deeper understanding of the communities being served, an ability to overcome language barriers, and a greater sense of comfort for passengers who share cultural backgrounds with transit personnel.
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The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to create more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for HUBs.
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Biz Briefs covers all the latest news from the motorcoach and public transit industries.
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After finding significant success, CTS, FAST, and their supplier partner TRC have earned one of METRO’s Innovative Solutions Awards for Mobility.
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A meaningful improvement for fare equity, the new program provides riders who are aged 18 to 64 and have low income with reduced one-way fares of approximately 50% off on all MBTA buses, subway, commuter rail, and paratransit travel.
Read More →The transit industry has both embraced and allowed the singular definition of value to be that of ridership. Ridership goes up somehow the industry did something great.
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The proposed program would provide a VMT mitigation option for local government agencies and developers, which would improve travel options for the community with an emphasis on cross-jurisdictional collaboration and equity.
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Shaped by feedback and guidance of members of Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities, the strategy aims to eradicate systemic barriers faced by customers and the broader community that stem from racism and racial discrimination.
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The FY25-29 MBTA CIP includes over 640 unique capital projects to modernize, expand, and increase the safety and reliability of the MBTA transit network with a programmed spend of $9.6 billion over the next five fiscal years, including $843 million in new funding.
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METRO Magazine sat down with Payne to discuss challenges facing transit projects, alternative project delivery, high-speed rail, and much more.
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