Initially created to enable a standardized European cross-border rail traffic, the use of ETCS is set to safely increase speed, reliability, and capacity.
The tool enables cities and transit operators to visualize and understand how route changes will affect selected demographic groups living along those routes.
Bacarra Sanderson Mauldin currently serves as director, policy and innovation, with the New Orleans RTA.
While service continues to run in most parts of the country, public transit is viewed as a hotspot for possible contamination of COVID, putting everyone at risk — from the operators and conductors to the passengers.
Inez Evans was selected as IndyGo’s president and CEO in the summer of 2019, replacing Michael Terry, who led the agency for more than 11 years.
The AIM challenge grants will help transit agencies explore new service models that provide more efficient and frequent service, which will help retain riders.
More than 130 companies applied to be part of this year’s program, which focuses on three topics that were jointly chosen by the participating agencies.
The maximum grant award is $25 million, and no more than $100 million can be awarded to a single state.
Cities will partner to encourage innovators and start-ups to find creative solutions to major transportation challenges.
Eligible projects include those that would replace, rehabilitate, lease, or purchase buses and related equipment.