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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2025

ENC to Restart Transit Bus Production, Deliveries Under New Ownership

The restart follows a temporary pause in late 2024 during an ownership transition, and a subsequent strengthening of its operational foundation, including refinement of its product strategy, service and support offerings, and manufacturing processes, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2025

Seattle's Sound Transit Names New CEO

Dow Constantine has extensive experience leading large transit agencies, namely King County Metro, one of the largest agencies in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2025

California's SacRT Launching Contactless Fare Payment Option

With Tap2Ride, riders can use their contactless debit or credit cards or mobile wallets to quickly and securely pay their fare when boarding. This eliminates the need for cash or paper tickets, making transit more convenient than ever before.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2025

Seattle's King County Metro Restarting Fare Enforcement

Metro first will focus fare inspections on RapidRide routes, other high-ridership bus routes. and the Seattle Streetcar.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2025

Edmonton Transit Extending Bus Services, Frequencies

As outlined in the ETS 2025 Annual Service Plan, these are just some of the ways ETS is working to make transit the first choice for Edmontonians and visitors.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2025

Chicago Agencies Detail Possible Service Cuts, Need for Action

The $770 million budget shortfall that agencies face beginning in 2026 threatens unprecedented cuts to CTA, Metra, and Pace services, the scale of which are now coming into clearer view.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2025

California's VTA Seeks Governor's Intervention to Halt Strike

More than two-thirds of VTA employees walked off the job after midnight March 10, bringing public transit throughout Santa Clara County to a halt, which is impacting 100,000 riders a day, according to the agency.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2025

Philadelphia's SEPTA Adding 'Stroller Spot' on Some Bus Lines

The effort is designed to make travel on SEPTA more accommodating to families.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2025

Ohio's SARTA Passes Balanced Budget

The spending plan, drafted after the auditing firm Jefferson Wells conducted a meticulous, line-by-line review of the agency’s finances, closes a $5 million gap in the original draft of the system’s budget for 2025 caused by declining sales tax revenue and less than anticipated federal assistance.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2025

WMATA Adding New Bus Stop Signs as Part of Better Bus Network

The agency will start installing new bus stop signs in Virginia, with about 7,000 bus stop signs being replaced by WMATA crews over the next three months in anticipation of the June 29 official Better Bus launch date.

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