Chelsea, Massachusetts Commuters Don’t Have Far To Walk With New FiberSPAN Three- Level-Switchback Access Ramp
DAYTON, Ohio - Chelsea is Massachusetts’ smallest city with a land area of just 1.8 square miles yet the Suffolk, County town is the United States’ 26th most densely populated community. Overcrowded downtown transit stations prompted the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to open Bellingham Square Station in 2018. But the hills and elevations between junctions meant commuters had to walk more than three blocks to navigate between Main Street and the train station. A FiberSPAN th...
Automated Bus Consortium Transit and Transportation Agency Members Announce Candidate Pilot Projects Across the US
DETROIT--The Automated Bus Consortium (Consortium) convened its private industry forum to explore the feasibility of implementing test-pilot automated bus projects across the United States. The event was hosted by AECOM, a fully integrated infrastructure firm and the Consortium’s program manager and founding agency member, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)/PlanetM. The forum brought together over 100 attendees including representatives from member agencies, bus manufacturers and techn...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $75 million grant to Valley Metro for the Tempe Streetcar project in Tempe, Arizona. The transit infrastructure project will improve mobility and transit service through the historic downtown Tempe area, which is the city’s government and financial center, linking riders to Arizona State University and Valley Metro’s existing light rail system. "This federal grant to Valley Metro for th...
KAI Designs State-of-the-Art Bus Transit Center for San Antonio’s VIA Metropolitan Transit
St. Louis, MO - The City of San Antonio, Texas celebrated the much-anticipated opening of the VIA Metropolitan Transit’s Brooks City Base Transit Center on Sept. 14. Located near the corner of South New Braunfels Avenue and Sidney Brooks North Road, the state-of-the-art Smart Transit Hub designed by KAI celebrates the historic Brooks Air Force Base once located on the site. “Designed to support the travel demands in the city’s rapidly growing Southeast sector, the center will provide more tra...
DART and Uber Expanding Transit Options in North Texas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has expanded its partnership with Uber, providing North Texas riders even more options for their transportation needs. Customers can now book an UberPool shared ride in any of DART's 13 GoLink zones through the DART GoPass® app available for free from the App Store or Google Play. With the choice of a GoLink shuttle or an UberPool vehicle, DART is reaching more people and providing more flexibility than ever. It’s perfect for running errands, heading to the...
APTA Study Highlights Transit Needs of ‘Late-Shift’ Commuters
A new study compiled by the American Public Transportation Association highlights the rising number of “late-shift” workers on night and weekend shifts, and the study says those weekend late-shift workers tend to suffer from “inadequate access” to public transit services. In particular, the food service, health care, construction, education and finance industries entertain “high projected growth rates” for late-shift work over the next seven years, yet a lack of late-shift transit options can...
IBI Group to Lead Hurontario LRT Design as Part of Mobilinx Preferred Proponent Consortium
TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx announced on August 26 that Mobilinx is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. IBI Group (TSX:IBG) will be leading the design team as part of this significant project expected to commence in the fall of 2019. The Hurontario LRT will provide 18km of rapid transit to the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, addressing transportation demand and enhancing the urban env...
New Rider Data Shows How Public Transit Reduces Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions
Public transit has long been an answer for people looking to leave their car at home and reduce their air pollution emissions. But now, with better rider tracking tools, the University of Utah and the Utah Transit Authority can better answer the question: How much does public transit reduce pollution emissions? In a paper published in Environmental Research Communications, University of Utah researchers Daniel Mendoza, Martin Buchert and John Lin used tap-on tap-off rider data to quantify the...
Collaboration is the Name of the Game
Planning, designing, and constructing any public transit project requires plenty of time, effort, and most importantly, collaboration. Turning the vision of the D2 Subway into reality is no exception. There are a lot of players and even more moving parts at work to bring Dallas’s forthcoming D2 Subway to life — and keeping the process on track requires everyone working together to ensure everything runs smoothly. Working Together to Move North Texas Forward Throughout the D2 Subway project...
FTA Awards $84.9M in ‘Low-No’ Transit Bus Grants
The Federal Transit Administration awarded $84.9 million in grants to 38 projects in 38 states on July 26 via its Low- or No-Emission or “Low-No” program that funds transit bus projects centered around “advanced propulsion” technologies. Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, battery-electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. “Since its establishment, FTA’s Low-No program has fun...
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