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...
In this report, the Public Policy Forum focus on common strategies that transit systems around the country have utilized to enhance the speed and efficiency of their bus services, and consider the potential implementation of those strategies in the...
A report released March 3 by the Milwaukee-based Public Policy Forum explores common strategies used by transit systems around the country to enhance the speed and efficiency of their bus services, and finds that several may hold promise to improve...
Digital Signage Expo (DSE) announced March 3 that its 12-part Digital Signage Seminar Program at DSE 2015 designed specifically for end user professionals will include an hour-long interactive session titled “Technology Enabled Environments...
Navistar Intl. Corp. on March 3 announced a first quarter 2015 net loss of $42 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to a first quarter 2014 net loss of $248 million, or $3.05 per diluted share. Revenues in the quarter were $2.4 billion, up...
During the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Prevost mobile service trucks will be servicing select tracks throughout the United States. Prevost has had great success with their service trucks throughout the U.S. and Canada and now, the Prevost service team...
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. and Cummins Inc. on March 3 announced that they have received certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to sell the model year 2015 Allison H 40/50 EP hybrid propulsion system paired with the...
