
The $10 billion program is designed to upgrade rail infrastructure and enhance service ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The agency unveils its reNEW Plan, which outlines a rollout of onboard PPE, social distancing requirements, air filters, and protective shields for bus operators.
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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, SacRT’s SmaRT Ride has experienced steady growth this summer, with July showing the highest ridership month to date, providing approximately 12,200 rides.
Read More →The spread of the coronavirus has had a devastating impact on mass transit systems all over the world, particularly in large cities like New York City, Paris, and Tokyo.
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CEO Rick Leary announced temporary layoffs in April in the wake of a historic ridership drop caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shut down of schools and non-essential businesses.
Read More →Many of the old ways of doing business in the transit world are now in flux. Funding is not as stable as it was, ridership dropped, and full bus occupancy, once a measure of success, is now a thing to be avoided.
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Nicole Recker, VP of mobility services and administration at Texas’ DCTA, and Tom Ryden, senior project manager for LAN, join METRO's Alex Roman to discuss the implications for transit caused by the pandemic, how branding and messaging will play a part in ridership returning, much more.
Read More →What if every single city or state had their own way of managing traffic with versions of solid/dotted/colored lines, sign shapes, and signal lights, and none of them followed a standard convention? As we consider many aspects of public transportation across the country, this scenario is somewhat the reality.
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As well as continuing with its ongoing cleaning and safety measures, the RTC is debuting a new online dashboard feature that will provide information on how the pandemic is affecting the RTC’s transit service.
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By simply allowing passengers to book ahead and secure a spot on the vehicle, transit managers can effectively manage real-time ridership, reduce crowding on-board, and eliminate boarding friction for popular routes.
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