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Funding for the new technology made possible by the agency's decision to purchase five fewer paratransit vehicles.
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The agency needs to fill more than 210 vacant positions for bus operators, train operators and station managers. A hiring freeze, stricter standards and retiring operators are behind the majority of staff losses.
Read More →With new appointments expected by the end of the year, the Board recommended waiting until January to begin a national search for Gilliam's replacement.
Read More →Community Transportation of America (CTAA) Director, Scott Bogren, joins us to discuss how they and their membership are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, how surface transportation re-authorization may play out, and how new mobility models differ in smaller cities versus larger metro regions.
Read More →The expansion reflects METRO’s commitment to equitable, accessible transportation for all Houstonians, particularly those in historically underserved communities.
Read More →In the face of a $190 million budget shortfall, Metro is hoping to reduce paratransit costs by training disabled passengers to use fixed route and subway services.
Read More →Steve Banta, who has more than 23 years in the transit industry, has worked in progressively important management roles for several public transit agencies including in his current role as Portland, Ore. TriMet's executive director of operations.
Read More →The agency’s Route 15 service linking Barstow to Victorville has gone from being a three-day-a-week “lifeline” providing access to medical services to a six-day-a-week intercity route, which recently began using 40-foot, ENC-branded CNG buses to accommodate demand.
Read More →The agency first tapped Intersection in 2005, when, operating as Titan, the company won a competitive contract granting the exclusive rights to sell advertising on its 1,400 buses and facilities
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