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ArticlesMay 13, 2019

How Transit Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery affecting victims worldwide, including in the U.S.

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Safety Cornerby Lindsay AthertonFebruary 15, 2019

How AEDs Can Help Save Lives on Public Transit

Sudden cardiac arrest does not discriminate, it can strike anyone regardless of age or gender and at any time or place.

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Safety Cornerby Sarah M. KaufmanFebruary 8, 2019

The Pink Tax on Transportation: Women’s Challenges in Mobility

Women in New York City spend an average $26 to $50 extra per month to stay safe on transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2018

Tolar lands five-year bus shelter contract with IndyGo

The majority of the bus shelters will be five-foot-by-10-foot in size and modeled after Tolar Manufacturing’s popular Signature Sunset line.

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Safety Cornerby Heather RedfernOctober 10, 2018

Bringing Life-Saving CPR Training to Transit Stations

There’s a lot to do to pass time waiting at the station for a train — read…listen to music…learn how to save a life? Yes, in the minutes it takes for a train to arrive, a person can learn Hands-Only CPR.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2018

Transportation workers form coalition to stop driverless buses in Ohio

If transportation authorities introduce autonomous vehicles or wages start to fall, the union will organize a strike, according to union chief.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2018

New Smith System training tools focus on bus and transit drivers, passengers

The collection teaches bus drivers how to use The Smith5Keys® to create a safer environment inside and around the bus.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2018

BART unveils safety action plan after recent deaths

Includes boosting visible presence of police and employees in the system, enhancing surveillance cameras, and increasing public safety outreach.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2018

Legislation would require public transit to adopt anti-harassment rules

Policy could allow transportation companies to permanently ban any passengers who commit sexual assault or harassment on that transportation line.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2018

Greyhound asked to adopt sanctuary policy in face of rider interrogations

The ACLU sent a letter to Greyhound last week asking the company to deny immigration agents from boarding its buses unless they have a judicial warrant for a specific passenger.

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