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The need for an increased cybersecurity has never been greater, but there are still many transit agencies who may not know where to start. This session will focus on best practices for ensuring that your agency is both protected and can respond to potential cyber attacks.
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Getting people like seniors, low-income earners and car-less people to COVID-19 vaccination centers safely and efficiently is a significant logistical challenge in many places. Without universal access to adequate fixed-route transit, pop-up microtransit can be an important tool in an agency’s arsenal.
Read More →The association is calling on the federal government to invest 3 cents of the gas tax to meet these needs.
Read More →The funds, which will be used for research, education and other projects that help improve public transit, are provided by the FTA and distributed through U.S. DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
Read More →Opponents of the policy, which only allows federal transit dollars to be used for capital costs when the population threshold is met, will force some communities to reduce service by 15 to 30 percent.
Read More →HID’s State of Mass Transit Ticketing Hardware Report 2025 shows the continuing shift to contactless and mobile payment methods as companies look for user-friendly interfaces for their fare collection hardware.
Read More →Opponents say Measure J, which would extend an existing transit tax from 2039 to 2069, providing money to speed completion of at least six rail projects by 2024, would significantly raise fares, cut bus lines or both due to the cost of operating so many new lines ahead of schedule.
Read More →Some representatives in Congress are proposing that the $245-a-month in pre-tax benefits that commuters who use public transit now receive become permanent. The benefit is set to expire at the end of the year and would drop to $125 a month.
Read More →Department of Subways veteran John Gaul has been tapped to become NYCT’s first VP, 21st Century Service Delivery. Reporting directly to NYC Transit President Carmen Bianco, Gaul will head a team responsible for redefining customer service and communication, accelerating the development of technology within the system and developing innovative ways of expanding capacity.
Read More →Seeking a private partner to develop CNG fueling stations at up to 37 public transit agencies around the state that would also provide public access to the facilities.
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