SacRT Celebrating Anniversary with Free Rides, Events

The agency displayed a new 50th-anniversary logo and announced they are offering free rides every Tuesday during April 2023 on all SacRT fixed-route buses and light rail trains.

Montreal’s STM Expands Text Message Safety Reporting to Bus Network

The agency opens its text message safety reporting system to buses, enabling discreet, non-urgent reports across Montreal’s entire transit network.

Rogoff visits Vt. to break ground on ARRA project

Project includes the expansion of the bus storage facility for Advance Transit's fleet of 30 buses and ADA vans, expanded maintenance areas and rehabilitation of the existing administrative offices.

DOT research arm releases ITS strategic plan

Core of plan is a program called IntelliDriveSM, a multimodal initiative to support safety, mobility and environmental enhancements by providing safe, interoperable wireless connectivity between vehicles (autos, buses, trucks, rail, and other fleets), infrastructure and passengers' devices.

BusCon focuses on innovation

Annual event attracts 2,500 attendees and exhibitors.

The Science of Preventive Maintenance at NYCT

Keeping 4,600 buses in working order requires a dynamic PM strategy that integrates OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements and performance indicators. Here’s how NYCT manages the task.

U.S. DOT to investigate Detroit bus system

Lawsuits claim that buses have inoperable wheelchair lifts, prompting federal probe of city's ADA compliance.

METRO Briefs

TriMet debuts TransitTracker by text

Provides riders with arrival times for any of TriMet's 7,000 bus stops or 84 MAX stations. Designed for mobile phone users who have text message service plans but not more expensive mobile Web service plans.