In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Capital Metro welcomed the ADA Legacy Tour's "Road to Freedom" bus to Austin on March 2.
A digital signage pilot program along a bus route in Grand Rapids showed riders are appreciating real-time information on a deeper level than just wayfinding.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo March 6 announced that Rochester Institute of Technology is unveiling its new Battery Prototyping Center, a $1.5 million state-of-the-art facility that will conduct research and work with companies statewide in this rapidly growing...
A U.S. version of Germany’s Aluminium will be launched in Fall in Detroit by Reed Exhibitions.
Reed said Aluminum USA will debut Nov. 11-12, at the refurbished and upgraded Cobo Center in Detroit, the historic home of the U.S. auto industry...
The Air Quality Improvement Task Force (AQITF) hosted the South Central Kansas Air Quality Leadership Summit at Botanica on March 5. The Summit brought together elected officials and business leaders to learn about national air quality standards for ozone...
At its March 5, 2015 Board meeting, the WETA Board of Directors approved a Cooperative Agreement with the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the city of Richmond to provide operating subsidy for proposed Richmond ferry service. The 10-year...
Get to the parade and party while traveling safely through the day with DART, Uber and MADD. The three organizations are working together during one of DART’s busiest days of the year to encourage responsible travel by leaving the driving to...
In an effort to encourage supporters to use public transportation options on game day, Orlando City Soccer Club players and coaching staff will travel to the Orlando Citrus Bowl in a Lynx bus for their inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) match up...
Lightning Hybrids announced an agreement with Kiessling Transit to supply 35 hydraulic hybrid systems. The sale marks Lightning Hybrids’ largest order to date.
Kiessling Transit’s vehicles, featuring new 2015 and 2016 model year Ford E450 chassis...
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) has announced the three finalists for the position of chief executive officer.
The CEO search process began in November, with the help of Harris Rand Lusk (HRL), an executive search firm that...
Santa Cruz County transit officials continue to worry about dwindling gas tax revenue, the main funding source for transportation. At the Regional Transportation Commission meeting Tuesday, they pressed for new local revenue.
In late February, the...
Buses continued a longtime trend of carrying most CTA passengers in 2014, but bus ridership fell 8 percent from the previous year as rail ridership rose to its highest level in more than 50 years, transit officials are set to announce Friday.
The...
New signs in a block-long section of downtown St. Paul's skyway system encourage passers-by to "keep moving."
Metro Transit officials posted the signs — six of them — late Wednesday night in the stretch of skyway that crosses over the Green...
The need for transportation is always growing, but the money for it is not.
And that's what makes Indiana Senate Bill 379, authored by state Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington, so critical to the future growth and expansion of public transportation...
Six years of discussions and almost $6 million in public money are behind a proposal to build a dedicated transit link between Oakland and Downtown. But key details, including the precise route, ridership levels and the economic impact on Uptown, are...
A plan to earmark $300 million over the next five years for New Mexico highway repair and construction projects hit turbulence Thursday, with several members of a House panel voicing concerns about its potential impact.
Gov. Susana Martinez is...
Will Elk Grove eliminate its commuter buses to downtown Sacramento when the light-rail extension to Cosumnes River College opens this September?
Elk Grove city officials, who run a platoon of city e-tran buses up Highway 99 and Interstate 5 daily, said...
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority could raise its fares later this year.
James Gee, the transit authority's general manager, reported Thursday morning that the TARTA board's finance committee had directed him to start the process for a fare...
As the clock continues to wind down the end of the current highway and transit authorization, there are numerous serious discussions and concrete proposals being brought forward to fix the issue.
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Tom Cruikshank – Paula Mastey
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Tom Cruikshank has been promoted to managing director of operations and planning. Cruikshank has worked for Metro Bus since 1990 and was previously the director of planning and marketing. He will...
After a surprising defeat in 2012, transportation planners in Alameda County went back to voters in November and found what it takes to get residents to say yes to tax increases for transportation projects.
Building better communications between MPO's and transit agencies can improve service and lead to robust transportation systems where transit plays a pivotal role in moving people.
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) plans an array of activities as part of “Stand Up for Transportation Day” – a national day of advocacy on April 9 to create awareness and support for long-term, sustainable transportation funding.
The...
DART March 5 launches three new technologies that make real-time bus arrival/departure information available via mobile app, text message and automated phone system, providing people more ways to access information about bus service in Greater Des Moines...
