Rutgers weighs added bus service

Students request more buses on weekday and weekend routes; the university's Parking and Transportation Services department says proposed changes are dependent on state funding and raising student fees.

Exclusive: METRO reveals 'Top 100 Bus Fleets'

Dwindling sales tax revenues continue to have a serious impact on many transit agencies around the nation, with 78 percent of this year's respondents to the survey saying they are experiencing budget issues.

Grande West's Vicinity bus passes Altoona Testing

The 30-foot bus was tested for the maximum allowable 12- year durability testing.

Hybrid bus report released

FTA-funded study describes benefits of hybrid-electric transit buses and the barriers to putting more in service.

China pilots 6-foot 'straddling bus'

The approximately 6.5-foot high Transit Elevated Bus straddles the cars below, allowing them to pass through. It is able to carry up to 300 passengers in its 72 ft. long and 25 ft. wide body.

FTA Awards $464M in Bus Infrastructure Grants

A total of 96 projects in 49 states and territories receive funding from FTA's Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program.

SEPTA Details Accelerate Vision for Transit System

The plan outlines investments in trolley modernization, new Metro and Regional Rail vehicles, accessible stations, and more frequent bus and rail service.

Optima Bus Corp.

L.A. approves installation of 6,000 bus benches

Public works officials have accused Norman Bench of failing to disclose how much money it had collected from its ads. The city had the option of sharing in that revenue but failed to ask Norman Bench for its financial information until February 2010, which appalled several council members