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Overstocking to ensure rush hour demands are met leads to higher upfront overhead costs and increases obsolete inventory when fleets are retired.
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Peter Varga’s theme for his year as chair is “America’s Future is Riding on Public Transportation.” This is reflected in his success at accommodating increasing ridership and improving job access as CEO at Michigan’s The Rapid and his work with APTA on a reauthorization plan.
Read More →Agency is challenged with providing quality customer satisfaction with multiple ridership venues from ADA, Medicare, several workshops and Meal-sites, and the associated costs with its paratransit services throughout the state.
Read More →Transit agencies must provide a multimodal, door-to-door solution for all their riders. In doing this, they can reduce paratransit costs, improve ridership, and remove inefficient fixed routes.
Read More →Unlike Uber or Lyft, Metro's plan would provide vans instead of cars and pick-ups would include more than one person.
Read More →The MTA is also launching the Essential Plan Night Service marking a robust increase in overnight bus service — substantially increasing the number of bus trips by 1,168 or more than 76%,
Read More →Seized evidence includes thousands of debit and credit card numbers of Nassau, Queens and Westchester residents, many of which come from compromised TVMs.
Read More →Tapping into the student market has been a ridership generator for transit agencies and a good congestion solution for universities.
Read More →Agency to purchase 23 double-deck buses to replace artics.
Read More →Paratransit passengers complained about vehicles and drivers after the city switched from Veolia Transportation to three different vendors to provide services. Officials say improvements have been made and complaints are being addressed.
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