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Newsby StaffJune 6, 2024

RIPTA to Not Move Forward with Planned Service Reductions

Christopher Durand, interim CEO, asked RIPTA’s board to not act on the proposed service reductions at the April board meeting stating that the agency was aggressively working to recruit new drivers.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 23, 2024

Maryland Transit Preserves Commuter Bus Service, Limits Service Reductions

The agency announced it will retain service on all routes at reduced frequencies to connect riders from the suburbs to job centers in the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington region. The new schedules will go into effect on July 1.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 19, 2024

TransLink IDs 20 Corridors in Need for Bus Priority

The plan is part of TransLink’s newly released Bus Priority Vision, which identifies solutions to improve bus efficiency while highlighting the need to make buses more reliable in Metro Vancouver.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 11, 2024

WMATA, Council Partnering to Develop Unified Vision for Transit

The planned partnership builds on recent coordination related to WMATA's FY 2025 financial challenges. It also provides an opportunity for the region to act with urgency to fully address complex, long-term transit needs.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 27, 2024

Los Angeles Opens 5.6 Miles of Bus Priority Lanes

The new lanes will move 50,000 weekly bus riders through the congested Sepulveda Blvd. corridor while improving bus speeds by 15% or more and increasing service frequency.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 8, 2024

Sound Transit Forms Plan to Address Crowding on Future Line

Among the steps the agency is proposing when the Lynwood Link extension opens are increased storage capacity for trains, which allows for more frequent service during peak hours, and alternative bus service between Snohomish County and Seattle.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 15, 2024

Young Londoners to Help Shape TfL's Network

The young representatives will work with all 30 TfL Youth Panel members to review papers in advance of the meetings and formulate questions and suggestions they wish to put to TfL leaders and panel members.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 19, 2024

Chicago's Pace Launches First GILLIG Electric Bus Into Service

The significant step toward sustainable transit comes after the bus underwent rigorous testing last year.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 13, 2023

SEPTA To Present Final Draft of Bus Network Redesign to Board

Pending the Board’s vote, the first changes would go into effect next summer.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 10, 2023

SamTrans Awards MV Transportation 5-Year Contract

The contract to provide Contracted Urban Bus (CUB) service will run from 2024 to 2029 and restricts expenses during those five years to $151.2 million.

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