Chicago Transit official pushes for more bus shelter technology

Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein is calling for installing video screens in Chicago’s 2,200 lighted bus shelters. The technology would feature Bus Tracker information, car- and bike-sharing inventory and how long it would take to walk to popular destinations.

Midwest Bus Corp. remanufactures 20 buses for Transdev

The contractor needed support in remanufacturing 20, 40-foot, low-floor Gillig buses to provide shuttle services outside Orlando.

University bus service buoyed by cheaper fuel

The months-long decline in fuel prices has taken pressure off campus shuttle bus programs, providing a funding cushion and reducing the need to consider service cuts, according to several university transportation professionals.

N.C. town council deadlocks over bus ads

Twenty speakers came before Chapel Hill's town council to address the town's bus ad policy, which does not allow religious or political ads on transit vehicles. Three quarters of the speakers were in favor of permitting the currently banned ads.

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Streamlining the Bus Spec'ing Process

APTA's updated standards provide more information and enable both operators and OEMs to simplify the process and speak the same language. OEMs and agencies alike say that investing time is key.

WMATA Adopts FY2027 Budget, Boosts Service Without Raising Fares

While recognizing regional economic constraints and continuing to improve service, the budget increases the jurisdictional subsidy to less than 1.8%, significantly below the inflation rate and the 3% regional target, said agency officials.

Md. university to install more solar powered bus shelters

The two new bus shelters’ solar panels will power an LED lighting system that provides the time and bus information, and include a diagram explaining how solar power works.

Optima developing hybrid-electric, low-floor bus

Hybrid bus sales are predicted to make up 40% of Optima's total sales by 2009.