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NewsJuly 1, 2021

FTA Announces $16M Funding Opportunity to Help Communities Prosper through Transit

FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty Program supports planning, engineering and technical studies, or financial planning to improve transit services in any areas experiencing long-term economic distress, in rural and urban communities alike. It can also fund low and no emissions transit vehicles and associated infrastructure.

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Transit Dispatchesby Dee BrownJune 9, 2021

Public-Private Partnerships Are Key to Turning the Corner on Infrastructure

Increasingly, more states have had to get innovative to solve their infrastructure issues. Public-private partnerships are powerful and produce benefits for all involved. These are relationships combining resources and knowledge that can profoundly enhance underserved communities.

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NewsMay 26, 2021

San Francisco Muni Adding 30 ENC Hybrid-Electric Buses

The new E-Z Rider II buses are part of SFMTA’s ongoing effort to modernize its Muni fleet to benefit customers and reduce maintenance costs.

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NewsMay 24, 2021

Autonomous Train to Operate in France

The Regio 2N regional train will be used over the next two years as a prototype that will be tested on the track between Aulnoye and Busigny.

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NewsMay 19, 2021

HNTB Adds to Infrastructure, Mobility Equity Team

Regine Beauboeuf, PE, and Emily Gallo will be responsible for supporting policy makers, community leaders, and the firm’s clients and teams to address equity considerations in infrastructure planning, design, and construction.

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NewsMay 5, 2021

CTE Analysis Finds Nationwide Zero Emissions Transition Feasible by 2035

The $56.22 billion to $88.91 billion estimate accounts for vehicles, infrastructure, technical assistance, and federal research and development support.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson April 23, 2021

FirstGroup Plans to Sell First Student, First Transit for $4.6 Billion

The company agrees to sell its North American school bus and public transportation companies to EQT Infrastructure.

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NewsApril 16, 2021

Bravo Joins WSP USA

In her new role, she will be responsible for project delivery and client engagement in the Florida region, covering a broad range of disciplines, including transportation, healthcare, and other infrastructure challenges.

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NewsApril 14, 2021

U.S. DOT Makes $1B Available to Modernize, Create New American Infrastructure

RAISE, formerly known as BUILD and TIGER, has awarded over $8.935 billion in grants to projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico since 2009.

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NewsApril 12, 2021

San Diego MTS Board Approves $125M Capital Improvement Program

As part of the program, MTS will allocate $27.7 million to purchase more electric buses and build charging infrastructure for its zero-emission bus transition plan.

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