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In the course of researching my book Better Buses, Better Cities, I was proud to see agencies taking the challenge head on.
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During his tenure, Metro Transit launched light rail and streetcar service, several bus rapid transit lines, grew transit ridership by 44%, and rolled out the ORCA Card – much like TransLink’s Compass Card.
Read More →During a three-year period (210-2014), the number of shuttle vehicles on Bay Area roadways jumped by more than 60 percent and ridership increased by 45 percent.
Read More →Under the terms of the public-private partnership, RIDOT will contribute $800,000 for the first year of operation.
Read More →Vehicles will be used for the agency's successful microtransit program, dubbed SmaRT Ride.
Read More →Under FTA rules, transit agencies cannot engage in bus operations that are exclusively for the transportation of students and thereby compete with school bus contractors.
Read More →Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority in Antioch, Calif., wins grand championship of 2003 International Bus Roadeo.
Read More →The EPA has set tough bus emissions standards for 2004 and 2007, requiring engine manufacturers to add new technologies that will impact bus manufacturers and increase the complexity of maintenance programs for transit agencies.
Read More →Jefferson Lines Bus Co. received a grant of $153,000 to operate two Minnesota routes being abandoned by Greyhound in mid-August due to cost cutting.
Read More →Akron Transit to lose $622,500 in future federal funds after violating charter bus rules.
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