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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2025

MBTA, WMATA Unveil Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Both projects reflect a growing effort to modernize transit systems for enhanced accessibility, improved safety, and long-term resilience.

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A red, white, and blue SamTrans clean-energy bus.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 10, 2025

California's SamTrans Moves Forward With Permanent Hydrogen Fueling Station Development

Facing limited fueling capacity, the San Francisco agency is developing a new hydrogen station to support its growing fleet of fuel cell buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2025

California's SamTrans Adopts New 10-Year Capital Plan

The newly approved plan establishes a framework for maintaining assets in a state of good repair, advancing zero-emission goals, and improving the customer experience across the SamTrans service area.

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An older man holding a phone smiles as he gets into the back seat of a car, with a female driver in the front seat smiling back at him.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 3, 2025

GoGoGrandparent Reports Record Ridership Growth in San Francisco Bay Area

Older adults across the Bay Area are gaining greater independence through nearly 14,000 subsidized rides provided by GoGoGrandparent, a service helping seniors access transportation without apps while supporting community connections.

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An American flag on a blue, cloudless sky with text reading, "Transportation Secretary Duffy Unveils NEPA Reforms".
Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2025

USDOT Announces NEPA Updates to Fast-Track Infrastructure Projects

Updates to the decades-old rules intend to speed up reviews, cut costs, and fast-track roads, bridges, and broadband projects nationwide.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2025

100-Plus New Battery-Electric Buses Approved for Metro Vancouver

With $479 million in newly approved funding, TransLink is set to expand its battery-electric bus fleet, replace aging diesel vehicles, build out charging infrastructure, and move closer to a zero-emission future.

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Zenobē Global Direcor of EV Fleet Tim Boothman; Zenobē Co-Founder and Director Steven Meersman; The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer; Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, and Hon. Fouzia Younis, U.K.’s Consul-General
Newsby Elora HaynesJune 23, 2025

Brampton and Zenobē Power Up Largest Zero Emission Transit Project in Canada

The framework aims to deploy 1,000 zero-emission buses, drawing on U.K.-Canada collaboration to decarbonize transit, boost local jobs, and transform public transportation in Ontario.

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A SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) train stopped at a platform during a station opening event, with people standing beside the train and signage posted near the edge of the platform.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 19, 2025

STV, SMART Open New Station and Rail Extension in California

The 3.2-mile addition advances SMART’s 70-mile corridor, with STV providing full-service design for stations, bridges, pathways, and safety infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2025

Maryland Transit Administration Unveils Ambitious BMORE BUS Plan

After extensive community engagement and data analysis, the new plan lays out a bold vision centered on improving service frequency, expanding network reach, and investing in long-term transit infrastructure.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 17, 2025

CHSRA Issues Forceful Rebuttal to FRA’s Proposed Funding Termination

In a 14-page letter addressed to FRA Acting Administrator Drew Feeley, Choudri defended the project’s progress and sharply criticized what he described as the FRA’s “unfounded,” “misleading,” and “disingenuous” assertions.

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