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The report, “Alternative Fuels for Transit Buses: What’s the Best Option for Your Transit Agency? (Vol.1),” focuses on three alternative fuel choices — battery electric, CNG, and fuel-cell electric — and their ability to meet ridership needs as a sustainable solution for public transit.
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With the common goal of increasing ridership, transit agencies and bus seating manufacturers are working together to promote a safe, clean and comfortable ride.
Read More →Like city operators, university transit systems deal with extensive funding and ridership dilemmas. Partnerships, universal access programs and student incentives are potential remedies.
Read More →Looking into cutting in half or eliminating bus service in the most populous county it serves due to falling sales tax projections and previous service reductions causing a drop in ridership. However, if approved in November, a measure to increase the sales tax may help the struggling agency.
Read More →The new technology, developed with CooCoo Inc., a Huntington, N.Y.-based transit technology company, allows customers to use a credit or debit card to purchase a Coaster train ticket from a computer, smart phone or tablet. The Coaster commuter train runs between Oceanside and San Diego seven days a week with a weekday ridership of about 5,600.
Read More →The award was announced by APTA and recognizes COTA for demonstrating excellence in providing mobility options for the Central Ohio region.
Read More →Prior to updating the way the numbers were counted last April, NYCT officials believed the agency was only losing $7 million a year.
Read More →While Amtrak’s main website is a travel-planning resource for all travelers, the new microsites are culturally focused that host the unique, original multicultural voices of a rotating set of featured bloggers.
Read More →The survey, conducted from March 18 to May 6, gathered feedback from nearly 2,000 riders across the SamTrans system.
Read More →From more frequent service to accessibility upgrades to safety progress, and more, the agency now heads into 2026 with continued momentum in its charge to deliver a quality public transit experience for the general riding public.
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