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Discover how under-resourced grants teams use smart tech to tackle compliance, boost efficiency, and access more funding. Explore bold strategies and real insights to overcome...
July 30, 2025
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Public transit technology implementation in a resource-constrained environment is a daunting challenge. Projects can be delayed or even fail altogether when there is a mismatch...
May 7, 2025
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Technology now enables transit supervisors to save time, improve accident and incident response, increase safety and enhance the passenger experience.
March 27, 2025
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Today's transit leaders can become tomorrow's ZEB trailblazers. AECOM's Kristopher Takacs and Andrew Bui explain how.
Feb. 20, 2025

Bus

SEPTA
SEPTA releases reduced fall schedule in anticipation of transit cuts due to budget deficit.
The new schedule represents a 20 percent cut to all services, including the elimination of 32 bus routes and significant reductions in trips on rail modes.
Aug. 7, 2025
Roseville Transit
roseville transit bus
Backed by state and federal grants, the agency looks to purchase more electric busses as its existing fleet retires.
Aug. 7, 2025
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Alexander Dennis opens first U.S. manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, delivers first two double deck buses to RTC of Southern Nevada
The new facility will be the only one making double-decker buses in the U.S. while the buses themselves have capacity for 100 passengers.
Aug. 7, 2025
SR 400 Peach Partners
A rendering of a bus rapid transit interchange at Holcomb Bridge Road shows a piece of the planned SR 400 Express Lanes Project.
The project will add new lanes in both directions along a 16-mile section from the MARTA North Springs Station to one mile north of McFarland Parkway for a future BRT system.
Aug. 6, 2025

Rail

Metrolinx
A train entering into Union Station.
Construction will begin when the design process is completed.
Aug. 7, 2025
City of Edmonton
The first LRV arrives in Edmonton for the Valley Line West LRT project.
The Valley Line West LRT will feature a total of 46 new vehicles, which are expected to be fully delivered by 2027.
Aug. 7, 2025
Amey
MTA selects Amey to deliver EAM Implementation System for LIRR.
The contract is Amey’s first U.S.-based contract and will allow the company to provide a range of asset management services for the LIRR.
Aug. 6, 2025
PRT
PRT bus.
The proposed changes include a 35 percent reduction in bus, light rail and incline service and the elimination of 41 bus routes and the Silver Line light-rail service.
Aug. 5, 2025

Technology

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CTA blue line train sits at the O'Hare station
The Refresh & Renew program seeks to improve transit for all across the Chicago area system.
Aug. 6, 2025
Masabi
Masabi logo with EZfare logo, TANK logo, Cincinnati Metro logo, KRT logo, CityBus logo and AMTRAN logo over person tapping their contactless payment
AMTRAN, Cincinnati Metro, CityBus, KRT and TANK gain fare capping capabilities with EZfare.
Aug. 6, 2025
TriMet
TriMet MAX 4 type train.
The agency is closing the station to speed up trains on the Blue and Red MAX lines.
Aug. 5, 2025
L.A. Metro
Brighter lights have been installed throughout the station.
Due to the upgrades at the station, violent crime dropped 48 percent between January and April 2025 compared to the same period in 2022.
Aug. 4, 2025

Safety & Security

L.A. Metro Ambassadors.
L.A. Metro Ambassadors.
The agency experienced a 37 to 39 percent drop in people experiencing homelessness on public transit during the past year.
July 28, 2025
Brandon Lewis
Karl Otterstrom (left), Timothy Tyran (center) and Brett Feddersen (right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
July 25, 2025
Marc A. Hermann / MTA
subway barriers on either side in underground MTA subway station
The platform barriers were created using in-house labor and machinery, resulting in lower costs and a faster installation timeline.
July 22, 2025
BART
BART Fleet of the Future train.
BART and L.A. Metro both saw increases in ridership in June 2025 compared to June 2024 while Frederick County’s FY25 featured a record-breaking year for public transit use.
July 21, 2025

Management

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Aug. 8, 2025
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official portrait of Bruce Van Note
Van Note will retire Aug. 15 after a career in the transportation industry of over 30 years.
Aug. 5, 2025
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Aug. 1, 2025
Brandon Lewis
Dr. Malika Reed Wilkins (top left), Jeff Meilbeck (top middle), Costin Corneanu (top right), MinhChau Corr (bottom left), Greg Smith (bottom middle) and Reed Lanham (bottom right).
Personnel updates from around the public transit industry.
Aug. 1, 2025