Categories: Mobility, New Mobility, Safety, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

Accessible, point-to-point transportation will expand to the skies as vehicle charging goes vertical.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007188/charging-tech-key-to-bringing-urban-air-mobility-to-the-masses

Categories: Bus, Legal/Legislative, Management, Operations, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

Talks growth of the battery-electric bus industry, the electrification of small fleets, and if suppliers will be prepared for sales boost.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007206/qa-with-proterra-ceo-ryan-popple

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

METRO Publisher James Blue discusses some of the issues smaller agencies face when looking at switching to an all zero-emission fleet.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007213/zero-emission-vehicles-pose-complex-challenges-to-smaller-fleets

Categories: Bus, Management, Mobility, Sustainability, Technology

Under her leadership, Transpo has rebranded, transitioned to designated bus stops, and launched programs to increase ridership.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007216/transpo-gm-ceo-hill-talks-benefits-of-being-a-smaller-transit-agency

Categories: Bus, Management, Security and Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

The transition to electric buses, Metro believes, can be paired with workforce development programs to bolster the local economy and create jobs and a...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007310/l-a-metro-ups-the-ante-with-zero-emission-fleet-plan

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

A growing number of agencies are purchasing zero-emission buses, primarily involving batteries as the energy storage of choice. As with any procurement...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007316/publishers-perspective-more-agencies-commit-to-zero-emission-buses

Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Security and Safety, Suppliers, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

METRO Magazine’s Managing Editor Alex Roman spoke to Butler about Lextran’s day-to-day challenges, its alternative-fuels program, and how the...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007321/qa-with-lextran-gm-carrie-butler

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Improvements in communication and information technologies are especially valuable to public transportation agencies, which are frequently charged with...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007352/smart-cities-critical-opportunities-for-transit-agencies

Categories: Bus, Management, Operations, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

Since 2004, the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium has provided bus maintenance training throughout the region via partnerships with...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007360/calif-consortium-focused-on-developing-delivering-bus-maintenance-training

Categories: Bus, Management, Sustainability, Technology

In the summer of 2013, Jarod Varner was named executive director and CEO of Rock Region METRO — the central Arkansas-based public transit system...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007385/qa-jarod-varner-executive-director-ceo-at-rock-region-metro