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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

AVTA to become nation's first 100% electric bus fleet

BYD Motors will build and deliver a variety of all-electric bus models including a 40-foot low-floor transit bus, a 60-foot low-floor articulated bus, and a 45-foot commuter coach.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Bridj, KCATA, Ford partner for urban mobility pilot project

The transformative program is the first U.S. public-private partnership that brings together a major U.S. transit agency, an automaker and an urban technology company with the aim of enhancing Kansas City’s existing mass transit system by providing greater access and mobility to residents.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2016

OC Streetcar receives $125M federal funding boost

Funding identified in President Obama’s 2016-17 budget for 4.1-mile Santa Ana/Garden Grove project.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2016

Fans use VTA to get to Super Bowl 50

VTA's mobile ticketing app, EventTIK, enabled Super Bowl goers to purchase their fare in advance to make riding public transit easy and convenient.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2016

WSP | PB to overhaul, upgrade MARTA tunnel ventilation systems

The scope of the rehabilitation and renewal project entails 16 tunnel segments with existing ventilation equipment.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2016

Siemens expands Sacramento footprint with new rail services headquarters

Siemens to refurbish 32 Calgary Transit light rail vehicles, among many other rail service projects, at new 60,000 square-foot facility.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2016

Pa. agency to add 11 wheelchair-accessible vehicles

The vehicles are set to be in operation in the next four to five months and will be added to the Westmoreland Transit Authority’s current fleet of 60-plus vehicles operated by National Express Transit

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ArticlesJanuary 25, 2016

BART Silicon Valley Extension Takes Shape

Completion of this 16-mile initial phase will link the population and jobs centers of Silicon Valley to the high-frequency, 104-mile BART system, which already serves San Francisco, the northern Peninsula and the East Bay.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2016

World Trade Center transportation hub to open March 2016

Oculus opening in first week of March will provide greater ease of commute for PATH riders; Will eventually provide access to 11 NYC subway lines

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2016

Pittsburgh's Port Authority proposes lowering average transit fare

The proposed changes to the state's second-largest public transit system came as a result of overwhelming input of riders who asked for a flat fare, single-zone pay-on-enter system.

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