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Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast rejoins METRO's Alex Roman to discuss his upcoming children’s book about public transit, the state of the industry, and the need for additional emergency funding.
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The five-mile Rapid A-Line connects Downtown Atlanta to Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown, and the Beltline’s Southside Trail.
Read More →The SRTA operates 79 buses, throughout local counties, including Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Somerset, Swansea and Westport.
Read More →While assembling a diverse group of individuals with a variety of skill sets is essential, educating members on the workings of the transit agency is also beneficial in developing a board that will help the agency meet customers' needs.
Read More →The collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on Jan. 29, outlining a framework for mutual cooperation between the two organizations.
Read More →Ridership has climbed for the past two years, but the growth has come in spite of rising rates and reductions in service. The agency is strapped for the cash it needs to add buses and expand routes.
Read More →Under the agreement, each of the 210 members of the Fraternal Order of Transit Police will receive a $1,250 bonus immediately and a 12% increase in pay over four years.
Read More →Compared to years past, authorities are experiencing a new day in public transportation because of a transit-friendly administration. Stimulus money is apparently rolling in everywhere. However, public transit still has its naysayers, who just can’t let go of old attitudes about empty buses, even though they are more filled today than ever before.
Read More →The contract is a three-year agreement with two optional renewal years that includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 28 vehicles.
Read More →Once again voters across America have expressed their support for public transit. This past November, approximately 80% of the transit initiatives on ballots across the country passed. The results were impressive by any measure, spread among large urban areas like Cincinnati and Seattle as well as smaller communities like Durham, N.C. and Vancouver, Wash. And, what is most impressive is this happened during what everyone agrees is still one of the most economically-challenging and uncertain time
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