March 1-6 is Kindness Week across the GTA. The Human Kindness Project will hold a customer appreciation day on the TTC this Monday at Bloor-Yonge, Finch and Eglinton stations.
Student volunteers will be holding "kindness" placards and handing out...
Axis Communications announced the outdoor-ready Axis P3905-RE Network Camera as the latest addition to the Axis P39-R Network Camera Series. It is designed to be mounted on the exterior of a vehicle, increasing safety onboard and simplifying incident...
Results of a new customer satisfaction survey show that an overwhelming majority of bus riders in Orange County are pleased with the fixed-route bus service that transports nearly 1 million people each week to work, to home, and to retail and...
Sound Transit once again set all-time annual records in 2014 for boardings on its trains and buses. The latest numbers, reported at the Feb 26 Sound Transit Board meeting, reflect an increase of more than 8 percent over 2013, bringing average weekday...
The Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) has committed itself to an all-electric local transit fleet. With a unanimous vote, the board of directors authorized staff to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to purchase up to eight zero emission...
Nightstick announced Feb. 25 its newest helmet accessory that makes mounting up to two 1.25” diameter flashlights on a helmet simple and most importantly affordable. The NS-HSR1, better known as the Nightstick Flashlight Rubber Strap allows the...
New Flyer Ind. Inc. announced Feb. 26 that Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) operated by Transdev Services in the state of New York, awarded New Flyer a contract for up to 110 heavy-duty 40-foot Xcelsior compressed natural gas (CNG) powered buses.
The...
On a Sunday afternoon in 1946, Margie Jumper, an African American housekeeper working in an all-white neighborhood, boarded a crowded —‑ and segregated —Roanoke streetcar to go home.
The streetcar was crowded. White passengers sat in the middle...
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...
