Wider Americans affect transit industry
The average weight of Americans has increased in the last 50 years, and it’s having an affect on the transit and motorcoach industry.
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Melaniphy praises President Obama for transportation investment focus
A day after President Obama’s State of the Union address, American Public Transportation Association President and CEO Michael Melaniphy applauded the President for what he called his “focus on investment in our nation’s transportation infrastructure.”
D.C. Metro considering clear shields to protect drivers
Washington, D.C. Metro is considering installing shields to protect its drivers from abusive and dangerous passengers.
International Trailways changes company name
International Trailways, Birmingham, AL, changed its company name to Vectour Group, LLC, effective Dec. 31, 2011.
LA mayor looks to China for possible transit funding
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is meeting with Chinese government officials who could possibly fund his ambitious transit plan to construct a dozen mass transit projects in the next decade.
Melaniphy addresses need for 2012 transit funding
American Public Transportation Association President and CEO Michael Melaniphy says it is crucial that the U.S. invest in its overall transportation infrastructure.
Chicago’s MPC sets BRT agenda
Chicago’s Metropolitan Planning Council has released its 2012 policy agenda concerning bus rapid transit and green infrastructure incentives.
MIT to lead New England consortium on transportation safety
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, announced its Engineering Systems Division Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) will lead the U.S. Department of Transportation Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) University Transportation Center for the New England Region.
TWU workers ratify 5-year Veolia contract
Members of Transport Workers Union Local 252 in Nassau County, Long Island overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract with Veolia Transportation for the nation’s largest contracted transit system.