George Capacci, the No. 2 man at Washington State Ferries, announced Thursday that he's leaving the agency March 31.
Capacci, director of operations and construction, joined the ferries system as north region port captain in August 2009 and was...
When voters go to the polls on May 5 to consider a proposal to raise billions of dollars to fix Michigan's roads, they'll encounter a 100-word, boiled down version of a complex series of bills passed in the wee hours of the last day of the legislative...
A local developer plans to add a $10.6 million apartment building with office space and a cafe on Badger Street near the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.
The 90,000-square-foot, five-level building at Badger and 13th streets just behind the...
Putting the main bus terminal on the lower level of the long-awaited parking garage at Union Station is among the options the city and state are looking at as the need for housing on the site recedes and talks continue on who will control the revenue from...
Uber might want to replace your car, but it's not ready to replace Los Angeles County's buses and trains. At least, not yet.
The ride-hailing company, which connects riders with drivers via a mobile app, said on Thursday it sees itself as complementary...
AARP has joined forces with Ten Toe Express, a St. Louis walking program for seniors, to get people over 50 off the sofa and into the community.
Kimberly Cella, executive director of Citizens for Modern Transit, which created the Ten Toe program...
In another potential blow for transforming the sprawling Oakland Coliseum complex into a bustling sports and entertainment district, A's co-owner Lew Wolff said that if his team were to build a new ballpark at the site he would want it surrounded by acres...
Moments have made ABQ Ride what it is today. It is the moments that have transformed a small bus service into one that provides millions of rides every year. And so, in the 50th year of its existence as a city department, ABQ Ride wants to share those...
On Feb. 26, Metro’s Board of Directors approved the largest changes to the bus network in several decades, altering 25 of Metro’s existing 33 bus lines. The restructuring is a result of two years of planning and was shaped by over 4,000 customer...
The following statement was issued Feb. 26 by Metro Board Chairman Mort Downey:
Today the WMATA Board voted to forego any fare increases or substantial cuts in bus or rail service as we move forward with the adoption of a balanced budget. While the...
Complete Coach Works (CCW) announced it was awarded a contract from Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) to completely rebuild six low floor buses to help provide exceptional service to DART’s customers.
The 60 foot low floor articulated...
The Toronto Transit Commission is pleased the Canadian Parliament passed Bill S-221 - an amendment to the Criminal Code of Canada that allows judges to impose harsher sentences on those convicted of assaulting transit operators. The bill received Royal...
TriMet’s 2014 Attitude & Awareness survey shows strong gains in favor of the agency’s performance. The results were released Feb. 25 at the board of directors meeting in Beaverton, Oregon.
DHM Research conducted the telephone survey in...
Broward County Transit (BCT) hosted a “New Rides” bus showcase Feb. 10 at the Governmental Center building in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that showcased one of BCT’s five MCI Commuter Coaches, part of a 14-coach order to be completed by fall. BCT will...
A new Mobility Support Services application is now available from the Idaho Transportation Department's Public Transportation Group. The application is for local groups, companies, entities and individuals interested in or already involved in public...
Gone are the days when either-or options such as copper versus aluminum, layer versus disc winding, and a couple of component protection options forced specifying too little or too much reactor for your products.
Now REO-USA brings you Mix ’n Match...
Tightrope Media Systems and BrightSign are evolving their partnership throughout 2015, with new innovations to more effectively power videowalls and large out-of-home networks on a tightly integrated, scalable and robust signage architecture. The two...
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Dave Cortese took over the reins of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Feb. 25 after the 18 voting members of the 21-member regional Commission unanimously elected him as chair for the...
Datamatics Global Services Ltd. announced that they have been conferred with the “Technology Partner for Global Transit Revenue Systems Award” at the 4th Annual Metro Rail India Summit at New Delhi on Feb. 20. DGSL received this award for their key...
As Congress considers how to replenish the Highway Trust Fund, the association representing state transportation agency chiefs is launching a multimedia campaign that calls on lawmakers to “think big” and focus on long-term investment needs rather...
During their last joint visit to the Moscow traffic management centre, the current mayor, Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin, and Maxim Liksutov, Debuty Mayor and Head of the Department for Transport and Road Infrastructure Development, said that Moscow's...
A man arrested and charged with murder in a triple shooting on Super Bowl Sunday has spent the last eight years working for the city of Albuquerque and is a supervisor with ABQ Ride, officials confirmed Tuesday evening.
David Ulibarri, 45, is accused...
A new advertising campaign was launched in Burbank this week to bring awareness to a state program that helps victims of violent crimes. The ads, which are appearing on Burbank Bus vehicles, feature stark, sometimes bloody, depictions of victims...
Police are working with an Elkhart manufacturing company after a gun threat was found on a bathroom wall Thursday, Feb. 12, as reported by the South Bend Tribune.
Glaval Bus, 55152 C.R. 1, Elkhart, reported the threat to police, which did not name...
The MBTA's new acting general manager vowed to import into the public transit system the all-hands-on-deck attitude the state's highway operation uses to combat snowstorms to avoid a repeat of this winter's rail disaster.
Frank DePaola, who served as...
