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) 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...
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...
