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ArticlesNovember 3, 2025

Ticket Validation Hardware Secures Payments for a Smoother Transit Ride

Ticket validators and readers play a crucial role in processing fares quickly and securely. Along with their convenience comes the responsibility of protecting passenger payment data from cyber threats.

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Multiple SamTrans public transit buses lined up.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 9, 2025

SamTrans Board Adopts Passenger Suspension Policy

The new policy allows the agency to remove riders who threaten safety or disrupt service to protect passengers and transit workers.

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Newsby Elora HaynesOctober 6, 2025

North Carolina's CATS Implements New Security Measures to Strengthen Public Safety

CATS expands safety efforts with new bike and UTV patrols, enhanced training, and closer coordination with local law enforcement.

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ArticlesSeptember 22, 2025

How Transit Systems Are Embracing Smarter, Cleaner, and More Convenient Interfaces

The shift has given rise to a new frontier in passenger convenience, where Human Machine Interface technologies are not only functional tools but also critical touchpoints for satisfaction and safety.

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A blue and white graphic with a T&I logo and text reading "T&I Leaders Call For Improving Safety on US Transit Systems."
Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 19, 2025

T&I Leaders Call for Improving Safety on US Transit Systems

A recent roundtable highlighted how crime on buses and trains is shaping the debate over federal transportation funding.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 26, 2024

New York City Transit Unveils Security Monitor Screen Bus Pilot

The high-definition LCD screens are installed on board near the entry stairwell and continuously stream live video feeds from existing security camera infrastructure onboard buses.

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Safety Cornerby Katia ColwellJanuary 17, 2023

Virtual & Physical Queuing = Improved Waiting Experience for Mass Transit Passengers

If building operations managers of train stations, bus terminals, and intermodal stations want to really make a great impression, one of the best solutions to improve the passenger waiting experience is to use a virtual queue management system in conjunction with physical queuing.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 17, 2022

L.A. Metro Taps Partner for Transit Ambassador Program

Strive will collaborate with local community-based organizations to offer a trauma-informed and rider assistance solution.

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ArticlesMay 14, 2020

Sexual Crime and Harassment on Public Transportation: A Study

Understanding the extent and nature of sexual harassment on transit and responding to it is a critical issue for transit operators.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2020

Virus that causes COVID-19 stable for hours on surfaces, study says

Suggests that people may acquire the virus through the air and after touching contaminated objects.

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