Going Green: AC Transit continues down the HyRoad
AC Transit is one of the largest transit agencies in California, serving over 60 million passengers a year throughout a 364-square mile region.
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Mid-size transit agencies share and compare
Imperial College facilitates the American Bus Benchmarking Group By Bill Carpenter Now firmly established after one year, the American Bus Benchmarking Group (ABBG) is a first-of-its-kind consortium of mid-size transit agencies with international representation. The premise is to provide its members a confidential member forum to exchange ideas, compare performance, share information and experiences to […]
Make the garage fuel flexible
Design considerations that allow for gaseous-fueled buses By Robert R. Adams Edited by David Hubbard [NOTE: This is a condensed overview of only a few considerations addressed in a white paper by Robert R. Adams, executive vice president, Marathon Technical Services, Heidelberg, OT, Canada, at the request of the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, Acworth, GA. […]
Battery maintenance for transit buses
As more advanced electrical applications are designed into today’s mass transit buses, there is increased use in battery technology to power these new electrical systems.
WTS steers toward an international audience
‘Transportation You’ leads young women to the transportation industry.
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.
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.
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.”
Future is bright for SunLine Transit Agency
This year marks a milestone for SunLine Transit Agency, as we celebrate our 35th anniversary.
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 […]