Mass Transit

$192 Million sbX Bus Rapid Transit Construction Project to Start in San Bernadino

The BRT construction project will create 200 direct jobs in an economically depressed region and support hundreds more indirect jobs. It will be the first BRT system in the Inland Empire.

Press Release • September 28th, 2011

OCTA Appoints Hennessey As Public Board Member

Life-long resident of Orange County and business owner brings a mix of private and public sector experience.

Press Release • September 28th, 2011

TTI Report Says Public Transit Saved 796 Million Hours of Delay on our Nation’s Roads

Top 40 cities ranked based on hours of delay saved due to use of public transit

Press Release • September 28th, 2011

Officials Break Ground on Miami Central Station

The program included remarks by Miami-Dade Commissioner Bruno Barreiro who chairs the county's Regional Transportation Committee, FDOT Secretary Ananth Prasad and District Six Secretary Gus Pego as well as representatives of the four transportation...

Press Release • September 28th, 2011

MTA and Transit Wireless Officials Launch Cellphone/Wireless Service in Underground NYC Subway Stations

Under license agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transit Wireless has installed wireless voice and data communication capability for AT&T and T-Mobile customers in six stations as part of an initial pilot program, 10 months ahead...

Press Release • September 27th, 2011

Andrew Frohn Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff

In his new position, Frohn will be responsible for overseeing the design quality assurance program for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project, a 20-mile, 21-station elevated rail system connecting West Oahu to Honolulu.

Press Release • September 27th, 2011

Kirk Hunt Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff

In his new position, Hunt is serving as a field project manager for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) on the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project, an 11-mile extension of the WMATA system to Dulles Airport.

Press Release • September 27th, 2011

MCI unveils OEM wheelchair-lift retrofit installations; lock in 2011 rates

Due to its factory expertise, MCI’s wheelchair lift retrofit installation program, offered through MCI Service Parts, matches OEM standards. Both Ricon and Braun lifts are available, depending on original coach specifications.

Press Release • September 27th, 2011

Thierry Prate Joins Parsons Brinckerhoff

In his new position as principal consultant, Prate will be responsible for providing strategic advice to Parsons Brinckerhoff's transportation clients in infrastructure, financial, and project planning.

Press Release • September 27th, 2011

Lemont, Forest View, Stickney, Tinley Park Join RTA Lawsuit Regarding Sales Tax Agreements

The lawsuit is in part based on legislation passed in 2004 that forbids any municipality from entering into a tax sharing agreement with a company if that company isn't engaged in any legitimate business within the municipality and should be...