From the Show Floor: What Happened at APTA TRANSform & EXPO 2026

See the latest product launches, partnerships, technology updates, and transit industry announcements from APTA TRANSform & EXPO in Chicago.

Safety Vision LP

The Road to the Next Generation of Mobility

Today, in cities and towns across the country, mayors, city commissioners, governors, state legislatures, and even the President, are looking for ways to make our nation’s highways, roads, bridges, airports, public transit systems, and other key pieces of infrastructure once again the envy of the world.

Siemens to supply Charlotte, N.C., with 16 LRVs

The contract is valued at $52.5 million, with delivery of the first vehicle slated for 2006.

Want to Improve Transit Safety and Operations? Break Down the Silos

Retrieving and reviewing data and video can be a cumbersome process for fleet managers. Each system or tool provides a piece of the puzzle, but seeing the complete picture requires tedious manual synchronization.

NASA, Unimodal partner for advanced transport vehicle

Small vehicles running on elevated, maglev guideways,will eventually travel up to 150 mph and move 14,000 people per hour, both locally and regionally.

SEPTA receives railcar mockup

The mock-up was built to help engineers in the design and manufacturing process for the fleet of commuter railcars ordered by SEPTA from United Transit Systems, and will offer a first glimpse of 120 new railcars purchased.

Cubic launches San Francisco Bay Area smart card

So far, Muni, BART, AC Transit, Golden Gate Transit, Golden Gate Ferry and Caltrain — representing about 80 percent of Bay area transit riders — are on the regional smart card bandwagon.

Walkability website ranks transit access in U.S. cities

New York; San Francisco; Boston; and Washington, D.C. top the list, while cities such as Houston; San Diego; Las Vegas; and Columbus, Ohio are among the cities in the bottom half of the ranking.