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.
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...
On March 5, at a rally held at the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA), Capital District Legislators, labor, business groups, and transportation advocates called on the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo to support...
The National League of Cities (NLC) announced that President Barack Obama will address city leaders gathered for NLC’s annual Congressional City Conference March 9, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington.
Since the very beginning of his...
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) urges motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to "spring forward" safely when daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. March 8. Motorists should be aware that sunrise will occur one hour later, meaning that it...
MARTA signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help start, maintain and expand small businesses in Georgia. SBA Regional Administrator Cassius Butts joined MARTA GM/CEO Keith T. Parker on March 3 for an...
Crosspoint Kinetics announced an alliance with leading walk-in van producer Morgan Olson that will make Kinetics Hybrid-powered delivery vehicles available to customers throughout North America.
The Kinetics Hybrid from Crosspoint Kinetics transforms...
Foothill Transit is now running three fast-charge, zero emissions Ecoliner buses on Line 855, a community connector that serves Claremont and Pomona, with stops near the Claremont Colleges, the Claremont Transit Center and Pomona Transit Center.
In...
KDOT’s Office of Public Transportation will be recognizing public transportation in Kansas on the second floor of the rotunda at the Statehouse in Topeka, March 10 from 8 a.m to noon.
“Public transportation offers the means for thousands of Kansans...
HART has shared its list of priorities with lawmakers, starting with the farebox. This is especially important now as lawmakers prepare to consider new funding for projects in 2015. HART ridership has surged 20 percent over the past five years, despite...
A nearly empty SMART bus travels uneventfully westbound along Maple Road in West Bloomfield in October.
But that quiet ride turns to chaos in an instant as the bus smashes into a series of vehicles and slides along a guardrail as smoke pours behind it...
A T bus driver who claims a snowball was thrown at him "lost it" then kicked and punched a Revere man leading to a brain hemorrhage, a prosecutor said today in Lynn District Court.
Derek Smith, 40, a four-year MBTA driver, was held without bail pending...
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi called for more training for city police Thursday after releasing camera footage that showed an officer using a baton to strike a homeless man who had been sleeping on a bus.
It was the second time this year...
The U.S. Green Building Council is honoring the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County for its commitment to the environment and sustainability. The RTC was selected to receive the USGBC Nevada Community Organization Award.
“Through...
Idaho’s Public Transportation Advisory Council (PTAC) will select a new leader, review applications for new members and discuss an agreement extension when the group meets March 11 in Boise. The meeting is open to the public and will be held from 9...
It's a job that might make you flush: Find easily accessible restrooms for Seattle-area bus drivers and get paid nearly $100,000 a year.
Bus service provider King County Metro Transit is looking to hire a "comfort station coordinator," which comes with...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Boston's bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics will give the state the incentive to finally modernize its aging, 110-year-old public transit system.
"Those who say the MBTA's failure is proof we can't handle an Olympic Games...
A judge who moves a drunken-driving trial from his courtroom to a high school each year as a lesson to students received a year's probation this morning after he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident last year in Columbus.
A charge against...
Ki Bois Area Transit System's Tahlequah office is a busy place.
A total of 19 drivers and 21 service vehicles transport an average of 550 people a day in Tahlequah. Each call goes through one central office.
"We have three lines and they ring...
