In the course of researching my book Better Buses, Better Cities, I was proud to see agencies taking the challenge head on.
A look at some of the latest supplier/operator news, including vehicle deliveries and pilot programs.
The line will connect riders along the route to major job centers, including downtown Minneapolis.
Includes adding technology to make riding the bus more reliable and adding new bus routes, which will cost about $1.5 million.
Vehicle operators must be given all of the tools necessary to both understand customers and de-escalate intense situations.
Kooistra will replace Brian Lamb, who is not being re-appointed. Lamb has served as GM since 2004.
The shields will be delivered by the end of February, with the agency planning to install them on eight to 10 buses per week
Projects include the Tempe Streetcar project in Arizona; and the Los Angeles Westside Purple Line Section 3 project.
Apprenticeships strengthen classroom training by engaging students, taking what was learned in the classroom, and applying it directly to specific job tasks.
This is the first major renovation for the 25-year-old transit center, which was upgraded in 2004 when the METRO Blue Line opened.