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.
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) CEO Search Committee has recommended three final candidates for the position of chief executive officer. The candidates will be interviewed at a special board of directors meeting at TheRide’s main...
Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA), organizers of the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo on March 4 announced the featured speaker lineup for its 2015 conference and exhibition taking place May 4 to 7 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on March 4 announced its acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics LLC. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s entry into the LED display market, extending the reach of the company’s pioneering technologies and...
Joel Skelley has joined the Kansas Department of Transportation’s executive staff in the new position of director of policy.
In his new job, Skelley will oversee the agency’s public affairs and legislative offices. Skelley is a 10-year veteran of...
Christie will introduce an array of innovative media solutions, including Christie Experiential Networks (CEN) digital destinations at DSE 2015 in Las Vegas, March 10 – 13.
CEN offers brands and agencies opportunities to deliver advertising...
The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) announced March 4 that it has joined United for Patent Reform as a founding member. The coalition, initially spearheaded by the National Retail Federation, is comprised of major trade associations and major U.S...
Public transport is heading in a new direction: the urban mobility landscape is changing rapidly and is defining the way people move around cities the world over. The changes and challenges facing the sector and how public transport can reaffirm its...
In response to demand from mobile network operators (MNOs) for open standards for multi-application environments, industry association, OSPT Alliance, has today published a whitepaper which offers guidance to MNOs on the specific value and benefits that...
Maintenance Design Group has added Ryan Swanson as a senior mechanical engineer in the firm’s Denver office.
Swanson is a licensed professional engineer (PE) with more than 10 years of mechanical engineering experience specializing in HVAC...
Three years ago, Dean Culver took a job as a SmartLink Transit driver because it seemed secure.
"I've been through probably four or five layoffs all in all," he said. "Could it happen? Yes. To a county? Not likely."
But now, facing major revenue...
A top House Democrat today disparaged Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to give the embattled MBTA a budget boost, calling it "crazy" to throw money at the agency before it proves it can avoid the disastrous problems the plagued it this winter.
House...
In addition to paying to fix potholes and crumbling bridge decks, the $7 billion transportation budget approved by the Ohio House Tuesday would set up a legislative task force to study the larger question of how to pay for such repairs in the future...
With another month comes another discussion concerning public transportation within the city of Burlington.
City leaders will meet this afternoon to discuss the proposed transit system and then possibly vote on a $5-per-vehicle tax to help fund...
Muni, San Francisco's long-reviled public transit system, is making some converts, according to a new poll that shows more people than ever believe the bus and streetcar service is getting better.
The poll, commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber...
A proposed ban on electronic cigarettes in San Luis Obispo drew local business owners, high school students, former smokers and health officials Tuesday to lobby for and against the battery-operated devices that have been gaining in popularity.
The San...
Add one more item to the list of topics Mayor Emanuel and his formidable challenger Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia disagree on: Emanuel's proposed flyover at the Belmont stop in Lakeview.
Though they've spent lots of time shaking commuter...
Kitsap Transit always knew it'd be abandoning its Silverdale transfer center, but a new development is hastening the move.
The Trails at Silverdale retail center won't include a turn lane to allow buses to enter the current transfer center on Greaves...
A train of red dots chugged down the columns marked "intersection improvements," "resurfacing," and "expanded service" for buses when dozens came out Tuesday night to learn about plans for county transportation improvements.
Each of the dozens who...
A group of Bridgeport activists once again are asking the CTA to restore the long-gone bus service along 31st Street between the lakefront through the Bridgeport community and west to suburban Cicero.
Some South Side residents long have called for this...
While the state moves along with plans to build express toll lanes on area interstates, it is also looking at how to incorporate "premium express bus service" into those lanes.
The Florida Department of Transportation and Jacobs Engineering are looking...
Residents frustrated with the lack of consistent public transportation this winter will have another travel option soon, as the town announced this week a Boston commuter bus will begin operation next month.
The announcement comes six months after...
Cumberland County commissioners Monday approved two changes to the county transportation service — one an expansion of free services to seniors and the other a merger of services with Rabbit Transit.
Effective July 1, Cumberland County's...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced March 3 a proposal for a new pilot program that will explore new ways to make it easier for states and cities to hire local residents for transportation projects. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...
Capital Metro’s board of directors is getting a new look with the appointment of a new chairman and vice chair of the board as well as a new member.
Wade Cooper, who joined the board in 2014, has been elected chair following a unanimous vote by his...
