WTS steers toward an international audience
‘Transportation You’ leads young women to the transportation industry.
Apr 1 2012 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
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SORTA Metro introduces 30-day Rolling Passes
Beginning this month, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Metro, which serves the greater Cincinnati area, says its newly installed fareboxes will accept new 30-day rolling passes that replace the current calendar-month-only passes. The new fareboxes replaced 17-year-old technology.
Mar 5 2012 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
The future is now for public transit
American Public Transportation Association President and CEO Michael Melaniphy covered a lot of ground in his first state-of-the-industry address.
Mar 4 2012 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
How IndyGo works with its aging mechanics
When I became the director of maintenance for with IndyGo, the transit agency for Indianapolis, IN, I first began diffusing what I called my “demographic time bomb.”
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
Future is bright for SunLine Transit Agency
This year marks a milestone for SunLine Transit Agency, as we celebrate our 35th anniversary.
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
Transit comes to the Crow Nation
The new agency grows quickly to meet demand in Big Horn County By Oliver Hill Considering the high unemployment and poverty levels in the very rural Crow Nation, we badly needed a transit system. The subject had been under discussion for more than four years. The first two Crow Nation Transit minibuses began transporting passengers [...]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
Metro Division 13 going green in design
Los Angeles residents can now begin picturing a new urban design transit facility going up on 7.1 acres of land near the historic downtown Union Station.
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
The virtual experience is painless and productive
FAAC driver simulators improve performance and lower incident rates by David Hubbard FAAC entered the transit industry the day MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) recruited the company to adapt its simulator training concepts to train urban bus operators. The high degree of interactivity of the computer-generated imagery (CGI) intrigued the Department of Buses Safety [...]
Nov 4 2011 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
Valley Metro goes with NextRide
Valley Metro, Phoenix, AZ, has taken the guess work out of arrival times for its buses and light rail. The agency is installing new NextRide signs at each of its 7,465 bus stops and light rail stations through January 2012. The Valley Metro Customer Service says its call center receives more than 8,000 calls per [...]
Sep 5 2011 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
NJ Transit Access Link is in good hands
Operated under contract by First Transit, NJ Transit’s Access Link program offers transportation options for customers.
Aug 19 2011 | Posted in Transit | Read More »
