Categories: Rail, Accessibility, University, Sustainability, Bus

Public transportation use is up 38 percent since 1995, a figure that is almost triple the growth rate of the population (14 percent) and up substantially...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/accessibility/news/283066/apta-10-7b-transit-trips-taken-in-2008

Categories: Technology, Accessibility, Sustainability, Bus, Government Issues, Shuttle, Mobility

The service is operated by Keolis Downer, Keolis’ Australian subsidiary, and powered by Via, developer of shared-ride technology.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/mobility/news/729125/keolis-launches-on-demand-mobility-service-in-sydney-suburb

Categories: Sustainability, Bus

GSA had until September 30, 2009, to invest $300 million in new, more fuel-efficient vehicles for the federal fleet. Ahead of the deadline, GSA ordered...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/283934/gsa-meets-mandate-to-green-fleet

Categories: Sustainability, Bus

FCvelocity-HD7 will be the next-generation of Ballard’s fuel-cell power module, designed specifically for integration into bus applications.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/291112/ballard-signs-11-million-chinese-fuel-cell-bus-deal

Categories: Rail, Sustainability

Metro's MACE pilot project placed a wind turbine into the Red Line subway tunnel to collect energy generated by wind from passing Red Line trains. All...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/rail/video/250191/mace-pilot-project-l-a-metro-subway-wind-turbine

Categories: Sustainability, Bus

DART, with a fleet of more than 150 buses, operates the largest mass transit service in the state of Iowa, serving the entire metro Capital region including...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/283834/des-moines-orders-20-orion-viis

Categories: Rail, Sustainability, Government Issues, Management & Operations

Trains would travel along tracks used for carrying freight stopping at up to seven possible stations, at a top speed of 79 mph. Instead of traveling back...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/rail/news/294807/new-orleans-to-baton-rouge-rail-link-has-support-big-obstacles

Categories: Rail, Sustainability, Bus, Government Issues, Management & Operations

Plans for a new rapid bus system to expand public transit as a low-cost alternative to Metrorail in the area prompted the Miami Herald to ask...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/management-operations/news/410771/ceos-talk-bus-vs-rail-for-miami-dade-county

Categories: Sustainability, Bus

Would create high-quality manufacturing jobs, especially in states with double-digit unemployment rates, while significantly cutting auto-related global...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/bus/news/284002/report-calif-midwest-would-gain-from-greater-investment

Categories: Accessibility, University, Motorcoach, Sustainability, Bus

Sam Vargas, owner of Rexburg Connect, told the Standard Journal that the company is planning to start providing transportation services to...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/university/news/411414/private-co-to-provide-transportation-for-brigham-young-students