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 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...
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has come out against the May 5 road funding proposal backed by Gov. Rick Snyder, a fellow Republican.
"Proposal 1 has a lot of potholes," Schuette said Wednesday in a statement issued by his office.
"This...
John "Chummy" Lignelli recalls the first meeting of elected officials from the Mon Valley to discuss public transit.
It took place 30 years ago in Donora, where Lignelli was borough council president. He was elected mayor in 1993 and remained at the...
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) CEO Search Committee has recommended three final candidates for the position of chief executive officer. The candidates will be interviewed at a special board of directors meeting at TheRide’s main...
Gladstein, Neandross and Associates (GNA), organizers of the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo on March 4 announced the featured speaker lineup for its 2015 conference and exhibition taking place May 4 to 7 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention...
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. on March 4 announced its acquisition of Logan, Utah-based YESCO Electronics LLC. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s entry into the LED display market, extending the reach of the company’s pioneering technologies and...
Joel Skelley has joined the Kansas Department of Transportation’s executive staff in the new position of director of policy.
In his new job, Skelley will oversee the agency’s public affairs and legislative offices. Skelley is a 10-year veteran of...
Christie will introduce an array of innovative media solutions, including Christie Experiential Networks (CEN) digital destinations at DSE 2015 in Las Vegas, March 10 – 13.
CEN offers brands and agencies opportunities to deliver advertising...
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...
