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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2019

Joint venture celebrates Stage 1 of Ottawa's Confederation Line

A team including STV and AECOM played a critical part in the design and construction of the line.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2019

San Diego MTS rail, bus ridership sees boost in Q1

he spike has been led by the Trolley, which has posted six straight months of year-over-year gains.

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ArticlesNovember 6, 2019

How the Tokyo Metro Handles Rush Hour to Operate On Time

To help alleviate the crowding during rush hour, the company developed a promotion that incentivized people to use the train during off-peak hours instead

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Articlesby Giles BaileyOctober 23, 2019

How Europe's free public transit movement tries to rebalance fare use

Making public transport efficient, effective, and attractive is at core of public policy across most of Europe to meet sustainability challenges.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2019

Public transit's impact in Missouri exceeds $3.67B, study finds

Highlighted a distinct lack of support from the state when it comes to transit funding — citing Bi-State Development as a local example.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

N.Y. bus, rail systems boost ridership, increase on-time performance

Subway average weekday ridership of 5.77 million in September was up 4.5% over the prior year, and local bus ridership of 2.25 million was 1.5% over the previous year.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2019

N.Y. 'bus rapid transit' route enhancements boost ridership by 37%

The routes, which are augmented by new transit priority lanes, have attracted new ridership and improved service and reliability.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2019

TransLink uses sustained growth to bolster system

The agency was awarded the 2019 Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award by APTA for the category representing the largest transportation systems.

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2019

Ridership growth spurs Blacksburg Transit's success

The agency earned APTA’s award in the small urban transit system category characterized by annual ridership of four million or less

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ArticlesOctober 15, 2019

(Part II) What new tech, services are transit agencies implementing?

METRO asked some of the top execs in the nation what they are doing to improve their offerings for ridership.

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