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Customers riding streetcars and entering subway stations through fare gates are already subject to random fare inspections, however, adding the bus network is another step in the TTC’s enhanced efforts to protect some of the $140 million lost to fare evasion yearly.
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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.
Read More →For almost a month, teams of volunteers have been visiting bus stops three days a week, however, the agency has upped its outreach with about 80 volunteers now on the move every day, boarding buses to connect with riders there.
Read More →Production of Proterra's transit bus using lithium-titanate batteries supplied by Altairnano could create over 6,000 green jobs in 21 states. A fleet of 500 buses operating over 12 years could cut emissions of CO2 by 840,000 tons and reduce oil consumption by 82 million gallons, according to the company.
Read More →The effort is designed to make travel on SEPTA more accommodating to families.
Read More →In preparation for placing the bus on the road, a team comprised of MTA employees and Kettering University professor, Dr. Mohamed El-Sayed, have familiarized themselves with bus operator training, preventive maintenance, storage, installation of bus related software and monthly reporting requirements.
Read More →The 40-foot bus has a capacity of 57 passengers and will be in service between six and eight hours daily on various RTA routes. The bus operates with nearly twice the fuel-efficiency as diesel-fueled bus, and is much quieter.
Read More →Collaborative project salvaged historic Bush Stadium seating and repurpose them as benches at bus stops, dubbed the PUPstop program
Read More →Joined by riders and members of Occupy Denver, they say the cuts, both local and national, prevent them from getting people to and from jobs and home, which is a basic civil right.
Read More →Part of a partnership that lets students ride transit buses for free, Polk Transit Authority and Southeastern University unveiled a new bus.
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