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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2020

L.A., London team up on transportation innovation

Cities will partner to encourage innovators and start-ups to find creative solutions to major transportation challenges.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2020

Worcester Regional Transit lands grant for microtransit service

The project with Via will be the first public-private transit partnership in the Central Massachusetts region that will introduce on-demand transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2019

Uber stripped of its license to operate in London

TfL identified a pattern of failures by the company including several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2019

New additions make TfL's electric bus fleet largest in Europe

Two bus routes will become the UK's first to use only electric double-deck buses, beginning this fall.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2019

Transport for London renews ViaVan microtransit service for 3 years

ViaVan has provided more than 7M rides in London and saved 2M vehicle miles by pooling multiple passengers into shared vehicles.

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From the Editor'sby Janna StarcicJune 26, 2019

Focusing on ‘abilities’ gives those with disabilities a ‘sense of purpose’

I recently learned about a program offered by Transport for London that provides “people with mild to moderate learning disabilities and those on the autism spectrum the chance to gain skills and work experience.”

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Newsby StaffJune 19, 2019

London Underground to start tracking passengers through Wi-Fi use

Depersonalized data will be used to understand how people navigate the network to provide customers better, more targeted info.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2019

TfL orders world-first hydrogen double-decker buses to help tackle London’s toxic air

Twenty British-built zero-emission hydrogen buses, from Wrightbus in Northern Ireland, will arrive next year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2019

Transport for London, ViaVan partner on demand-response bus service

Using an app, riders will select their pick-up and drop-off location to book a ride in a unified fleet of vehicles that seat up to 14.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

London transport's innovative advertising methods generate $195M

Strategies included introducing full-motion cross-platform screens, which customers can watch when standing on station platforms.

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