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NewsOctober 28, 2020

INIT Expands Contactless Payment to C-TRAN Paratransit Service

The Hop Fastpass is a regional, account-based system shared by TriMet, C-TRAN, and Portland Streetcar, and provides cross-state services within the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region.

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NewsOctober 27, 2020

Via, Motional Partner for On-Demand Robotaxi Service

The partnership’s service is expected to launch in one of Motional’s existing U.S. markets in 2021.

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NewsOctober 27, 2020

Amtrak to Add Vehicle, Track Monitoring System

Incorporating cutting edge GPS and accelerometer sensors, the rMetrix-A system effectively and efficiently assesses ride quality, comfort, and safety.

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NewsOctober 21, 2020

AECOM launches New Tech for Pandemic Response

Several of AECOM’s transportation clients are already using Mobilitics to better understand how these complex and interrelated factors may impact future mobility and help inform service and capital planning decisions today.

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ArticlesOctober 19, 2020

Innovative Solutions: Operations

TheBus partnered with its CAD-provider, Trapeze, to develop a Dynamic Headway Management Module. Under dynamic headway scheduling, an entire bus route is monitored by the CAD system and total circuit times are measured in real time.

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ArticlesOctober 13, 2020

Innovative Solutions Awards: Technology

Betterez Canada Inc./Bustang (Operated by the Colorado Department of Transportation and All Aboard America Holdings Inc.)

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NewsOctober 2, 2020

Hitachi Rail to Upgrade BART’s Digital Train Control System

Replacing the current train control system, which is more than 48 years old, with Hitachi’s new CBTC system allows BART to safely operate the trains on tighter schedules and at more closely spaced intervals.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2020

Bytemark Teams With 2 Mass. Transit Agencies for Mobile Ticketing

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority and Brockton Area Transit Authority implement BusPlus, a cashless option for riders provided by Bytemark.

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NewsSeptember 28, 2020

M.J. Maynard Talks Mobility and More on METROspectives Podcast

She also discusses transit's role in communities around the nation, the RTC’s ongoing work with the ADA community, and more.

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NewsSeptember 18, 2020

Phoenix Motorcars Wins Grant with Houston METRO, EasyMile to Deploy AV Shuttle

The vehicle will be the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) compliant autonomous shuttle bus in the United States.

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