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  • El Salvador Tenders US$11.5M Contract for BRT Construction

    El Salvador's government has tendered a US$11.5mn contract for construction of a 3.3km segregated corridor for the capital's integrated transport system, according to a tender notice published by the IDB.

    News • May 3rd, 2013

  • South Africa: Municipal Bus Strike to Continue as Satawu Digs In

    Tens of thousands of commuters in cities such as Johannesburg and Cape Town have been left stranded as the strike paralysed the services of the Rea Vaya, Putco and MyCiTi bus companies.

    News • May 3rd, 2013

  • CA: Robberies Up in Neighborhood Surrounding Richmond BART Station

    Law enforcement officials say roving bands of youth stickup artists have helped drive up robberies in the area around the city's BART station, where lone pedestrians and commuters can be easy targets for street robberies.

    News • May 3rd, 2013

  • AZ: Mesa's Main Street Businesses Ready for Light-Rail Construction

    After months of planning, the crews will start work east of Country Club Drive Wednesday for the extension of METRO 's light rail system. The first focus will be relocation of utilities on Main Street from Country Club Drive to Hibbert.

    News • May 3rd, 2013

  • PA: CNG Station Opens in Athens

    Dandy and Chesapeake partnered with the Endless Mountains Transportation Authority to help fund the Athens station through the state Department of Environmental Protection's Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program. The AFIG grant provided $600,000...

    News • May 3rd, 2013

  • MA: Shot T Officer Upbeat in Battle to Recover

    The transit police officer critically injured in a firefight with the bombing suspects said he expects to make a full recovery, adding in a sometimes lighthearted message that he owes his life to the first responders and doctors who saved him.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • PA: Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Accident, in Possession of Pills

    The driver of a bus struck by a freight train at an Evans City rail crossing on Friday had pills that didn't match the labels of the bottles they were in, according to a copy of a police search warrant obtained by the Tribune-Review.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • VA: GLTC Board Requests History of Headquarters Plan

    The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company board wants to go back to the origins of its plans for a new headquarters before taking any more action.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • NC: Wake Representative to be New TTA Lawyer

    State Rep. Deborah Ross, D-Wake, will replace former Durham Mayor Wib Gulley as general counsel of Triangle Transit, effective June 17.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • PA: SEPTA Urges the Public to 'Make the Safe Choice'

    To remind the public of the dangers of walking along, playing by or cutting across its train and trolley tracks and through its rail yards and depots, SEPTA held its first-ever "Make the Safe Choice" Safety Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 1.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • AZ: Group's Transportation Help is Lifeline

    Living in an isolated, rural environment such as Picture Rocks has its advantages, but it also has some major drawbacks for those without transportation.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • Russia's Railways: Connecting a Growing Economy

    As 21st century Russia continues to improve its economic outlook and trade potential, the freight and passenger rail infrastructure of the world's largest country is playing a key strategic role; far more so than the relatively small western European...

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • IL: New Signs Aim to Improve Commuter Connections

    New blue signs and expanded "wayfinding" tools are popping up around Chicago and in two suburbs well-served by public transit, providing a more precise road map to point commuters and would-be riders to CTA and Metra rail stations and CTA and Pace bus...

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • PA: Pittsburgh's East BRT System Ranks 'Bronze'

    The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, which evaluates and rates buses-only corridors around the world, conferred a bronze ranking on Port Authority's Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, one of only four U.S. systems getting the...

    News • May 2nd, 2013

  • MN: Safety Campaign Targets State's Train Passengers

    Minnesota Operation Lifesaver will host a "safety blitz" at Northstar train stations in Minnesota Tuesday.

    News • May 2nd, 2013

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