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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2026

Metro Vancouver Transit Set for Rider-Driven Upgrades

The actions are built around five priorities identified by customers: operational reliability, communication, frequency and convenience, safety and security, and comfort and cleanliness.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2025

New York MTA Set to Purchase 378 Modern Subway Cars

The vehicles will be funded by the MTA’s historic $68 billion 2025-2029 Capital Plan, which Governor Hochul and the State Legislature fully supported in the FY26 Enacted Budget.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 27, 2025

TARTA, ETA Transit Redefine Dispatch Communications

For its modernization and results, the ETA/TARTA project has earned a 2025 Innovative Solutions Award for Operational Efficiency.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschJuly 15, 2025

The Fiscal Lessons of Goldilocks

Some agencies might suggest they are funded in the public transportation space. Some complain that they are funded too little. I have never heard a public transportation executive proclaim that they are funded too much. And if no public agencies are funded too much, then, by definition, none are funded too little. To steal from Goldilocks’ thinking, they are all funded just right.

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Newsby Alex RomanJune 9, 2025

New Guide Helps Public Transit, Motorcoach Fleets Prepare for Emergencies Before Disaster Strikes

A new industry guide arms transit and motorcoach fleet managers with the tools and strategies they need to safeguard operations, passengers, and personnel before disaster strikes.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 8, 2024

Verizon Business, TriMet Partner for Improved Wireless Access

TriMet and Verizon Business have launched new FWA lines to enhance existing transit services for riders and operators.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschJuly 16, 2024

Modernizing the Measurement of Value

The transit industry has both embraced and allowed the singular definition of value to be that of ridership. Ridership goes up somehow the industry did something great.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 31, 2024

Spare Introduces AI Voice

Addressing a common preference for booking with an agent rather than using a digital app, AI Voice allows riders to have intuitive, accessible, and engaging conversations without needing to wait for a human agent.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 11, 2023

Vontas Acquires Orion Labs to Expand Communication Offering

Based in San Francisco, the Orion Labs solution delivers instant and secure voice, location, and data messaging across connected devices and applications.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsOctober 27, 2023

WMATA, Local Officials Open New Command, Communications Center

WMATA GM/CEO Randy Clarke and Board Chair Paul C. Smedberg toured the MICC during a ribbon cutting celebration for the new Metro Building at Eisenhower in Alexandria, Va.

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