The partnership will equip more than 40 Virginia transit agencies of all sizes and settings with Via’s Remix transit planning software
The study estimates that at least $1 billion can be attributed to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Metrorail system.
The NoVaTransit Data Dashboard features regularly updating data on ridership, service, access to transit, and other key metrics.
The order follows a prior BT purchase of five Xcelsior Charge buses in thirty-five-foot and sixty-foot lengths, delivered in 2020.
As the industry landscape changes with new technology innovations in propulsion systems, software developments, and what “transit service” means, another aspect of the overall ecosystem has evolved: contract purchasing of zero-emission buses.
Transit agencies, universities, and institutions can now purchase the company's battery-electric buses and charging systems through the state’s pre-established contract.
...as a transportation planner who has worked on bus rapid transit-style systems in the greater Washington region, I’ve noticed a disconnect in the public’s expectations versus the reality of the systems they’re getting. It got me wondering: do people have an accurate picture of what BRT means or the benefits the systems provide? During public-planning sessions, I’ve heard a lot of feedback on BRT. The gist is, “That’s really nice that the bus is a different color and the station platform is fancy, but I just want it to be on time.”
DASH announces the retirement of ATC CEO/GM Sandy Modell at the end of this year.
Executive Directive 8 also instructs the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation to review all accident investigations related to the Metrorail system, to inspect public and nonpublic areas of the system, and to assess the state of repair for all trains, tracks and other infrastructure.
The train, as envisioned, would depart from Lynchburg and head to Washington, D.C. and New York before returning the next day.
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