FTA awards operators $8.8 million to purchase lifts
The Federal Transit Administration has awarded $8.8 million to 97 motorcoach companies across the U.S. to retrofit buses with wheelchair lifts or to help offset the cost of lifts on new coaches.
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Study: ABA’s Marketplace worth $78.7 million in booked business
A new study claims the ABA’s Marketplace 2012 in Grapevine, TX generated a total of $78,790,000 worth of booked business for show participants.
ABA, UMA heads testify before Congress on bus safety reforms
Late last week ABA President and CEO Peter Pantuso and UMA President and CEO Victor Parra testified before Congress on bus safety reforms.
MTA adding more onboard bus surveillance cameras
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is purchasing and installing Bus Camera Security Systems (BCSS) for an additional 1,150 buses.
APTA: Public transportation saves $10,120 a year
According to the APTA’s March Transit Savings Report, public transportation can save, on average, $844 this month, and $10,120 annually.
Obama calls out House on transportation bill
In his weekly address on Saturday, President Obama called on the House of Representatives to pass a bipartisan transportation bill.
VIA Metro Transit opens new themed bus shelter
San Antonio-based VIA Metropolitan Transit has cut the ribbon to open a new, one-of-a-kind bus shelter on City-Base Landing in Brooks City-Base.
CTA to sell some naming rights
Chicago Transit Authority is seeking bids for corporate naming rights for various assets, including CTA’s Bus Tracker and Train Tracker, the Holiday Train and New Year’s Eve penny rides.
FMCSA unveils new SaferBus app
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has unveiled its SaferBus iPhone/iPad application.
Phoenix bus drivers back to work today
Buses are rolling on a near normal schedule in Phoenix a day after Veoila Transportation Services and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1433 came to an agreement, ending a six-day strike.