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NewsNovember 18, 2022

TTC To Lift COVID-19 Vax Policy

Eligible employees whose employment was terminated as a result of the policy will be offered the opportunity to be reinstated by the TTC. They will not be eligible for back pay but their seniority will be preserved.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 14, 2022

MTI Shows COVID-19's Impact on Transportation Budgets

The research is titled "Understanding COVID-19’s Impact on Local Transportation Revenue – A Mid-Crisis View from Experts."

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 9, 2022

Rail Passenger Wi-Fi Usage Surpasses Pre-COVID Levels

Icomera said it is now seeing record passenger Wi-Fi usage levels on trains.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard September 7, 2022

How Big Data & AI Strengthens Public Transit for the Post COVID City

Many small to mid-sized public transit agencies are sitting on a treasure trove of data from a variety of hardware and software sources. However, most do not have the capabilities to extract value from that data to gain insights into past, present, and future ridership demand and make meaningful projections.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 25, 2022

DART Board Approves Distribution of Unallocated Funds

During the COVID pandemic, DART received federal relief operating funds which the agency used according to federal guidelines for COVID-related supplies and cleaning.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 28, 2022

MTA Preliminary Budget Forecasts Ridership Recovery

The documents project the MTA fiscal cliff presented in February 2022 will occur in 2025, one year earlier than previously forecasted, with federal COVID-19 relief aid largely exhausted by 2024.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 15, 2022

L.A. Metro Extends Half-Price Transit Pass Promotion

The agency’s regular 1-Day, 7-Day, and 30-Day passes have been discounted 50% since January 2022 in the agency’s efforts to help its riders, many of whom are essential workers and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 related economic losses.

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ArticlesJune 23, 2022

COVID, Supply Chain Issues Continue to Impact Transit Bus Deliveries

While sales remain down because of COVID-19, supply chain issues, and staffing challenges, zero emission bus sales continue to grow.

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard June 22, 2022

Post-COVID Ridership Recovery: Klaipeda Public Transport Use Case

As we slowly begin to emerge from the pandemic, some very interesting trends are starting to present themselves. Specifically, in the world of mobility and public transport, we’re beginning to witness levels of commercial, recreation, and leisure activities not seen since late 2019/early 2020.

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NewsJune 14, 2022

California's OCTA Approves $1.65B Balanced Budget for FY 22-23

The budget utilizes new sources of funding received within the last year from the federal government as well as local funds to help restore much of the bus and rail service cut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on demand.

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