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The agency operates the nation’s second largest public transportation system. On an average weekday, 1.6 million rides are taken on the system.
Read More →Each bus is custom made to JTA specifications and arrives with specific branding. The sleek, aerodynamic design incorporates a raised, raked-back front cap blended into a full length, contoured roofline. Its modern profile makes a distinguished statement.
Read More →The transaction presents a number of opportunities for New Flyer, including an enhanced transit bus product offering with the addition of NABI’s Low Floor and BRT product platforms, and an expanded parts business with improved offering and customer support.
Read More →Paul Weyrich is a widely respected conservative supporter of public transportation, to the extent that companies and suppliers to the transit industry have contributed heavily to his research efforts. Recently, Weyrich commented on what appears to be the Federal Transit Administration favoring bus rapid transit (BRT) over light rail transit.
Read More →One of the most significant monthly increases occurred in May 2025, when ridership jumped 17%, resulting in 1,059,356 rides compared to 908,008 in May 2024.
Read More →Four of the most prominent civic organizations in the Detroit area are collaborating to examine how a regional bus rapid transit (BRT) network of rapid transit service—modeled after the successful one in Curitiba, Brazil—could be established in the Detroit metropolitan region.
Read More →FTA Small Starts program favors quick-to-implement projects like streetcar service.
Read More →CONNECT 1 carried an average of 2,800 rides per weekday.
Read More →Despite a recent reallocation of a grant to bus rapid transit, the city may receive additional funding for the project.
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