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Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit
Illinois' RMTD Adds 14 Paratransit Vehicles

In addition, RMTD also launched a project to replace its current paratransit scheduling and dispatching software with a new system.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220831/illinois-rmtd-adds-14-paratransit-vehicles
Categories: Bus, Paratransit
TransLink Ridership Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

The data released by the agency is part of the newly released 2023 Transit Service Performance Review, which details last year’s ridership trends across...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220822/translink-ridership-rebounds-to-pre-pandemic-levels
Categories: Bus, Management, New Mobility, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
Walker-Ford Named Chair of Keolis North America's Board

In this position, she leads the executive committee and supports CEO David Scorey as Keolis continues to grow and serve its partners, passengers, and employees.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220722/walker-ford-named-chair-of-keolis-north-americas-board
Categories: Paratransit, Technology
AC Transit, BART Tap Spare to Modernize Paratransit Services

The agency's awarded Spare a $4.5 million contract to overhaul the nearly 25-year-old East Bay Paratransit system’s operating platform.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220559/ac-transit-bart-tap-spare-to-modernize-paratransit-services
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
$4.8B WMATA Budget Maintains Service, Avoides Drastic Cuts

Last year, WMATA faced catastrophic cuts to service as it faced an unprecedented $750 million budget gap because of record inflation, more people working...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220537/4-8b-wmata-budget-maintains-service-avoides-drastic-cuts
Categories: Bus, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
Vicinity Granted Nasdaq Extension to Meet Minimum Bid Price Rule

As previously disclosed, the company was initially notified by Nasdaq on October 24, 2023 that the company was not in compliance with the Bid Price...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220403/vicinity-granted-nasdaq-extension-to-meet-minimum-bid-price-rule
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit
Vicinity Motor Corp. Names New President

As president, Brent Phillips will lead the sales, assembly, procurement, and engineering teams, while also clearly setting the direction and expansion of...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10220109/vicinity-motor-corp-names-new-president
Categories: Paratransit, Zero Emissions
New York MTA Unveils First-Ever Electric Paratransit Vehicle

The pilot, which includes 15 Ford electric vans and costs approximately $3 million, will begin making trips throughout the five boroughs today.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10219924/new-york-mta-unveils-first-ever-electric-paratransit-vehicle
Categories: Paratransit, Technology
Cincinnati Metro Adds 10 New Paratransit Vehicles

The state-of-the-art vehicles from New England Wheels, which were purchased from Tesco, feature updated technology, including a kneeling suspension system...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10219745/cincinnati-metro-adds-10-new-paratransit-vehicles
Categories: Bus, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety
California's SamTrans Adopts Code of Conduct, Enforcement Policies

The policy supports the District’s commitment to the safety of all transit worker staff, including frontline bus operators and passengers. It's designed to...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10219409/californias-samtrans-adopts-code-of-conduct-enforcement-policies
Categories: Bus, Paratransit, Technology
Transit Bus Roadeos Return for First Time Since COVID

Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10219220/transit-bus-roadeos-return-for-first-time-since-covid
Categories: Bus, Motorcoach, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
EPA Releases New GHG Standards for Buses, Trucks

The standards will avoid one billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide $13 billion in annualized net benefits to society related to public...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10219146/epa-releases-new-ghg-standards-for-buses-trucks
Categories: Bus, Management, New Mobility, Paratransit
Keolis Names Thomas President/COO US Transit Business

Based out of the Boston headquarters reporting to the North America CEO and sitting on the Executive Committee, he brings knowledge of both the industry and...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218489/keolis-names-thomas-president-coo-us-transit-business
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
Ohio's COTA Names New President/CEO

Monica Tellez-Fowler was voted unanimously by the board to take over for Joanna M. Pinkerton following her departure on May 6.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10218047/ohios-cota-names-new-president-ceo
Categories: Bus, New Mobility, Paratransit
Las Vegas Opens New Mobility Training Lab

The specially retrofitted RTC bus serves as a mobility training lab to help vulnerable populations and those with disabilities navigate the RTC transit...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216828/las-vegas-opens-new-mobility-training-lab
Categories: Bus, New Mobility, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
Biz Briefs: Motiv, TRC, and More

Get the latest business news from around the industry in capsule form.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216761/biz-briefs-motiv-trc-and-more
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit
San Antonio's VIA Ridership Up in 2023

VIA attributed the increase in ridership primarily to its frequency on key routes. The agency's ridership data confirm that there is a correlation between...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216749/san-antonios-via-ridership-up-in-2023
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail, Zero Emissions
Feds Make $9.9B in Formula Funds Available to Transit

The funding will help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries; upgrade stations and tracks; plan and design new transit corridors; and...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216747/feds-make-9-9b-in-formula-funds-available-to-transit
Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail, Technology, Zero Emissions
Check it Now: METROspectives Gets Fresh Look

With a fresh rebrand under our belt, check out some of METRO's recent videos including a great conversation with CTAA Executive Director Scott Bogren on...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216658/check-it-now-metrospectives-gets-fresh-look
Categories: Management, Paratransit, Rail
New York Details Projects at Risk Due to Congestion Pricing Lawsuits

Without the funding Congestion Pricing will provide, the projects to make the transit system safer, more reliable, accessible, and equitable are at risk,...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216534/new-york-details-projects-at-risk-due-to-congestion-pricing-lawsuits
Categories: Management, Paratransit
New York's Paratransit Ridership, On-Time Performance Up in '23

The MTA recently abandoned the industry standard of a 30-minute on time window and adopted the more customer friendly 20 minutes. Even with the smaller...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216527/new-yorks-paratransit-ridership-on-time-performance-up-in-23
Categories: Paratransit, Rail
3rd Metro-North Station Now Fully Accessible

The station joins two others on the Harlem Line, Hartsdale, and Scarsdale, to have accessibility upgrades completed in 2024.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216317/3rd-metro-north-station-now-fully-accessible
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
SEPTA, RideCo Launch Revamped Paratransit System

The agency and supplier successfully launched phase one of SEPTA OnDemand within an unprecedented 4.5 month timeframe.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216283/septa-rideco-launch-revamped-paratransit-system
Categories: Paratransit
The Paratransit Evolution is Here, But Where is it Headed?

Transit agencies are continuing to invest in upgrading their paratransit services. The results are showing, but what does the future of paratransit look like?

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215216/the-paratransit-evolution-is-here-but-where-is-it-headed
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit
Young Londoners to Help Shape TfL's Network

The young representatives will work with all 30 TfL Youth Panel members to review papers in advance of the meetings and formulate questions and suggestions...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215588/young-londoners-to-help-shape-tfls-network
Categories: Bus, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
Phoenix Motor Delivers Shuttle Bus to California Operator

The acquisition of the new, all-electric bus was made possible through funding from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215574/phoenix-motor-delivers-shuttle-bus-to-california-operator
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
WMATA Opens Public Comment Period for Proposed Budget

The $4.5 billion capital and operating budget proposal provides a worst-case scenario; however, WMATA’s funding partners are currently working through...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215440/wmata-opens-public-comment-period-for-proposed-budget
Categories: Bus, Motorcoach, Paratransit, Zero Emissions
Lightning eMotors to Liquidate Assets

Cordes & Company, in its capacity as receiver of Lightning eMotors, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of the...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215156/lightning-emotors-to-liquidate-assets
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
San Antonio's VIA Expands Tech to Aid Blind, Low-Vision Riders

NaviLens is wayfinding and information technology that helps blind and low-vision riders navigate to a bus stop, access real-time next bus arrival...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215042/san-antonios-via-expands-tech-to-aid-blind-low-vision-riders
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
WMATA Upgrades Ridership Data Portal

The portal now includes a combined look at rail and bus ridership, adds no-tap rail ridership to the rail dashboard to track the effectiveness of anti-fare...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10214773/wmata-upgrades-ridership-data-portal
Categories: Paratransit
New York MTA Seeks to Advance ADA Package for 5 Subway Stations

Federal funding has been important in enabling the MTA to advance ADA upgrade projects.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10214679/new-york-mta-seeks-to-advance-ada-package-for-five-subway-stations
Categories: Paratransit
Teaming to Deliver Products Built by People with Disabilities with InterMotive, PRIDE Industries

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman, Mark Ellison, VP, Sales and Marketing, for InterMotive Vehicles Controls, and George Hadley, Production Manager at...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10213981/teaming-to-deliver-products-built-by-people-with-disabilities-with-intermotive-p
Categories: Bus, Management, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail
APTA Urges Congress to Honor BIL, Fully Fund Transit

In a letter, APTA President/CEO said “At a minimum, we urge the THUD Appropriations Act, together with advance appropriations of the Infrastructure...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10213585/apta-urges-congress-to-honor-bil-fully-fund-transit
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit
IndyGo Extends Signing Bonus for New Operators, Mechanics

To sweeten the deal even more, the board also recently approved pay increases for these essential positions, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10213583/indygo-extends-signing-bonus-for-new-operators-mechanics
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail, Zero Emissions
Approved TTC Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Services

The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212777/approved-ttc-budget-freezes-fares-increases-services
Categories: Bus, New Mobility, Paratransit
Houston METRO Celebrates Completion of 5K Universally Accessible Bus Stops

Bus stop enhancements include wider sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, larger bus pads, and tactile paving, which assists pedestrians who are blind or visually...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212685/houston-metro-celebrates-completion-of-5k-universally-accessible-bus-stops
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
Inside Look: May Mobility's Driverless Arizona Project

Sun City represents the first of many communities globally where May Mobility aims to launch its rider-only transit services to transform cities by...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212458/inside-may-mobilitys-driverless-arizona-project
Categories: Paratransit
SamTrans Launches First Same-Day Paratransit Pilot Program

The same-day option will be offered to Redi-Wheels ADA-eligible customers on a space-available basis with no limits on the number of trips a passenger can...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212402/samtrans-launches-first-same-day-paratransit-pilot-program
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
5 Takeaways from The Spare, CapMetro Paratransit Partnership

At about 67 days in, Ballentine and Spare’s VP, Customers, Quinn Kliman, joined METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman for a webinar that included an extensive...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212384/5-takeaways-from-spare-capmetros-paratransit-partnership
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
Facing Budget Gap, WMATA Budget Proposal Slashes Service, Raises Fares

The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212369/facing-budget-gap-wmata-budget-proposal-slashes-service-raises-fares
Categories: Management, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail
USDOT Awards $645M to Meet Rural Transportation, Mobility Needs

The awards will improve the safety and reliability of movement of people and freight, as well as improve quality of life for rural residents, through...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212136/usdot-awards-645m-to-meet-rural-transportation-mobility-needs
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
The Routing Company Lands On-Demand Contract in Ohio

The Chillicothe Transit System contract includes 22 vehicles intended to provide fixed and on-demand service.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10212049/the-routing-company-lands-on-demand-contract-in-ohio
Categories: Bus, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail
15 Virginia Projects Receive Funding to Improve the Transit Experience

The CTB's TRIP program aims to grow and improve transit use by enhancing the regional connectivity of urban areas, eliminating obstacles to transit...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10211539/15-virginia-projects-receive-funding-to-improve-the-transit-experience
Categories: Bus, Management, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail
Latinos In Transit Opens Leadership Academy 2024 Application Period

Interested candidates have until Jan. 15, 2024, to submit their application for this unique career development opportunity.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10211425/latinos-in-transit-opens-leadership-academy-2024-application-period
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail
New York MTA Identifies $427M in 2024 Proposed Budget Savings

The MTA is ahead of schedule toward identifying $500 million in savings annually beginning in 2025.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10211359/new-york-mta-identifies-427m-in-2024-proposed-budget-savings
Categories: Paratransit, Security and Safety
Canada’s TransLink Now Features Braille Signage at all Bus Stops

The signage has been installed at more than 8,400 bus stops throughout Metro Vancouver.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10211247/canadas-translink-now-features-braille-signage-at-all-bus-stops
Categories: Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety
HDR-Led Team Lands New York MTA Program Management Contract

The team will conduct site and technical investigations, finalize selection of optimal design alternatives for each station, and prepare preliminary plans...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10210820/hdr-led-team-lands-new-york-mta-program-management-contract
Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit
N.Y.'s NICE Bus Extends Transdev Contract

The new agreement is worth almost $1.3 billion over its entire duration, until 2030.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10210491/n-y-s-nice-bus-extends-transdev-contract
Categories: New Mobility, Paratransit, Technology
CapMetro, Spare Partnership Tests Tech at Next Level

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman spoke to Spare CEO/Co-Founder Kristoffer Vik Hansen and Chad Ballentine, VP, demand response & innovative mobility, at...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10209963/capmetro-spare-partnership-tests-tech-at-next-level
Categories: Bus, Paratransit
SamTrans Awards MV Transportation 5-Year Contract

The contract to provide Contracted Urban Bus (CUB) service will run from 2024 to 2029 and restricts expenses during those five years to $151.2 million.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10210019/samtrans-awards-mv-transportation-5-year-contract


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