South Dakota Transit Agencies Clear the Air with Propane Buses

With Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, western South Dakota is one of the most scenic places in America. Its air is also cleaner, thanks to the recent addition by two regional transit agencies of environmentally friendly and economical buses fueled by propane.

Seattle's Sound Transit Refunds Debt, Saving Approximately $23 Million

As part of the debt refunding process, Sound Transit requested that the credit rating agencies rate the new debt issuance along with the current outstanding debt.

NJ TRANSIT Issues RFI for Unified Real-Time Customer Information Platform

The agency is seeking input from companies that provide real-time transit communications systems as part of an effort to enhance the customer experience and modernize how riders receive service alerts, travel information, and system status updates.

LF Transport F-550

Champion unveiled the LF Transport® F-550, the first-ever low-floor transit bus to be built on a heavy-duty cutaway Ford F-550 chassis.

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Greensboro Transit partnership provides first/last-mile medical access

A Cone-operated shuttle is operating on a coordinated schedule to meet inbound and outbound arrivals of a specified route.

Transit Bus Roadeos Return for First Time Since COVID

Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.

Transit partners to offer first-, last-mile options

In January, Portland, Ore.’s TriMet began offering another transportation option after creating a new joint program with car sharing company Zipcar Inc., while the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) started a nonprofit, Fort Worth Bike Sharing, to make cycling an easy way for riders to fill in the gaps of a trip.

Building a Flexible Path to Transit Electrification

John Hroncich discusses BAE Systems’ modular and scalable approach, lessons learned from decades of real-world operations, and how agencies can identify electrification strategies that fit their fleets.