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Not long ago, companies like Uber and Lyft were considered a threat to public transportation, but now, many cities and transit agencies are starting to work with these ridesharing services to create more multimodal options for their customers.
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Only a few years ago, these buses could only travel a few hours without needing another charge. Today, some are claiming 160 miles, roughly one-half the specified range of diesel-powered transit buses.
Read More →With a theme to be “100% Green in 2018,” the California-based agency recently awarded BYD a contract to supply up to 85 electric buses over a five-year period, with the first 29 set to be delivered over the next year.
Read More →The additional service coming on line on May 2 was developed in response to more than 100 trip requests for service from downtown to Hospital Hill and University of Kansas Medical Center.
Read More →Several of Metro’s employees were to participate in a two-year FTA training program designed to provide transit organizations with tools to help them manage their environmental impact.
Read More →The contract outlines a $10 million budget to construct the streetcar line.The city wants the money to come from property owners near the streetcar line, but they rejected it in a vote last year.
Read More →Responsibilities for Bruce D. Adams will include monitoring the efficiency and effectiveness of contractor-provided transit services serving 4.3 million annual passenger trips and the operation of the J. Douglas Galyon Depot transportation hub.
Read More →Under the terms of an agreement between SARTA and the Ohio State University, the new bus will be operated by the university's Department of Transportation and Traffic Management as part of the Campus Area Bus Service for the next 12 months.
Read More →The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan's plan includes more than 70 bus rapid transit stops on three corridors, a transit connection to Detroit Metro Airport, and a commuter rail line connecting Detroit to Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Read More →Planners focused on the Central Business District, Tulane and Loyola universities Uptown and the University of New Orleans on the Lakefront, which are seen as major employment hubs and major destinations, such as for students.
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