The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced today that it has awarded a contract to the vendor who will build Milwaukee County’s first battery-electric buses. Nova Bus, a leading North American transportation manufacturer that’s part of the Volvo Group, will produce up to 15 all-electric LFSe+ buses for MCTS. The first 11 state-of-the-art vehicles […]
NJ TRANSIT has launched a mobile app for Access Link customers, providing them with a user-friendly interface for making, canceling and monitoring reservations. Access Link users will also be able to update customer information and monitor the status of their EZ-Wallet payment accounts with just a few clicks on the app. “Since its introduction […]
Nassau Inter-County Express / NICE Bus announced today expanded mobile ticketing with the launch of the Transit app’s fare payment option. Riders can now purchase tickets using Transit, which combines fare payment with trip planning, real-time tracking, crowding information, and multimodal connections. With this integration, NICE joins the more than 30 agencies that provide […]
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and zTrip launched a new discounted transportation option for trips to COVID-19 vaccination sites in Jacksonville. zTrip provides on-demand transportation services and through this partnership, will provide rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites for a flat $5 rate, for trips up to 3 miles, a discount of approximately 17% when compared to a […]
With a focus on its mission of sustainability for its residents, the City of Porterville, California is putting 12 zero-emission micro-transit vans into service. The city’s new all-electric passenger vans will be used for transporting residents around the community, such as from home to work and for shopping and other services. The electric vans […]
Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET) is pleased to announce the promotion of Pamela Bynoe-Reed to Director of Marketing & Community Affairs/Public Information Officer. She will report to John C. Andoh, Executive Director/CEO. Bynoe-Reed will be responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Marketing, Outreach, Public Relations, Board of Directors & Governmental Relations, […]
Trapeze Group Americas has announced that transit industry leader Paul Comfort has been promoted to the position of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) and Senior Vice President. For the past three years, Paul has served as Vice President of Business Development for Trapeze, helping the company to solidify and expand connections and collaboration with transit industry […]
United Safety & Survivability Corporation today announced a partnership with Core States Group that will provide transit authorities with easier access and implementation of electric charging stations across North America. “In this day and age, we must focus on ways to become more sustainable as a society,” stated Joseph Mirabile, President & CEO of United […]
Dr. Joe Seabrooks, President of Dallas College’s Cedar Valley Campus, was selected as the newest member of the Southern Dallas County Inland Port Transportation Management Association (IPTMA) Board of Directors on Thursday, February 25. Dallas College (formerly Dallas County Community College District) formally joined the Southern Dallas IPTMA in January. Dallas College serves more than […]
Today, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) hosted a virtual transit equity forum featuring Alex Z. Wiggins, CEO, RTA; Christopher Coes, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation; and Nuria Fernandez, Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration. The forum […]