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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2025

MTI Follow-Up Report Finds Transit Still Lacking in Cybersecurity

The latest study — “Does the Transit Industry Understand the Risks of Cybersecurity and Are the Risks Being Appropriately Prioritized?” — paints a sobering picture: progress has been slow, uneven, and insufficient to meet the escalating risks posed by cybercriminals.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2025

L.A. Expands Bus Lane Enforcement Ticketing

This part of phase two marks a significant milestone in Metro's efforts to reduce congestion and ensure smooth and timely bus operations.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2025

LA Metro Names Inaugural Chief to Lead New Public Safety Department

With more than 35 years of law enforcement experience, including eight years as Chief of Police in San Francisco and 27 years with the LAPD, Bill Scott returns to the city where he built his career to lead one of the most significant public safety transitions in LA Metro’s history.

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Young people on a Denver RTD railcar.
Newsby StaffMay 6, 2025

Denver’s RTD Partners to Launch Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

The initiative aims to provide educational resources and information to encourage customers and community members to identify and report human trafficking.

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ArticlesMay 5, 2025

Improving Transit Worker Safety: How Proper Workwear Enhances Comfort and Performance

Proper workwear is critical to protect these workers, boost their comfort, and enhance their performance.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2025

Houston METRO’s Police Department Reaches Full Staffing

At a swearing-in ceremony held at METRO headquarters, MPD welcomed 11 new hires in front of friends, loved ones, and local officials.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2025

Denver RTD’s 3-Year ‘Reclaiming Union Station’ Delivers Tangible Results

In the first quarter of 2022, RTD logged approximately 5,000 security-related calls for service at Union Station, compared with 2,127 in the first quarter of 2025.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2025

SEPTA Continues to Enhance Safety & Security Efforts

In fact, according to the new quarterly data, there were reductions in shootings and aggravated assaults compared to the same period last year on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, with total crime on the system 28% lower than the three-year average preceding 2024.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2025

Chicago's Metra Plans 40 Safety Blitzes in 2025

The agency's employees will visit one of the railroad’s 243 stations during the morning rush hour, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety, answering questions, and listening to riders’ safety concerns.

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Busy WMATA rail station.
Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2025

WMATA Implements Policy to Ban Violent Offenders and Other Serious Criminals

The purpose of the banning policy is to prohibit a person who commits a sex or sex-related crime or any assault on a WMATA employee, contractor, or customer from entering or using the agency’s system, properties, or facilities for more than 24 hours.

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