Westchester County, NY selects GMV to provide Transit Technology Upgrade on 325 buses
The $16M contract and a new GMV office will establish a permanent footprint for the company in the New York Metro area LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2024 - Westchester County is home to a diverse population of more than 1 million people, with rail and bus connections into New York City. Following a competitive procurement, the County selected GMV to upgrade its transit technology platform to deliver more efficient service, better oversight of operations and improve the customer experience on Bee Line...
Link 2 Line Celebrates Grand Opening in Washington
HDR’s Construction Management Team Helped Deliver Landmark East Link Light Rail Extension Project The initial segment of Sound Transit’s 2 Line began operations April 27, the product of more than a decade of work to improve transit connections between Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue and Redmond. The Bellevue-Redmond segment of the $3.7 billion project, also known as the East Link Extension, opened with trains that run every 10 minutes at eight stations. The remainder of the 2 Line is ex...
Cubic Selected to Upgrade Twin Cities’ Metro Transit Go-To Contactless Fare System
SAN DIEGO, April 9, 2024 (Newswire.com) - Metro Transit of Minneapolis-St. Paul has awarded a significant contract to Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) to upgrade and modernize the metropolitan region’s Go-To Contactless Fare System. Under the new program, Metro Transit will join other major cities, including New York, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area, in leveraging Cubic’s state-of-the-art cloud technologies, real-time wireless and account-based processing solutions, while opening the sy...
Amtrak Celebrates Completion of New Baltimore Platform Construction
New Boarding Platform Five to Open This Spring at Baltimore Penn Station BALTIMORE – January 29, 2024 - Amtrak representatives and stakeholders gathered today with state, local and federal officials for a ribbon cutting to inaugurate a newly constructed boarding platform at Baltimore Penn Station. The new platform is scheduled to begin serving trains this spring. This project is part of Amtrak’s overall redevelopment of Baltimore Penn Station, a $150 million investment to improve custome...
Emissions-free transport milestone: Helsinki jubilantly opens new 25-kilometre light rail line
Photographer: Helsinki City Transport A new light rail line serving the Helsinki metropolitan area was taken into use amid much fanfare on Saturday, 21 October. Running crosstown between Espoo’s Keilaniemi and Helsinki’s Itäkeskus districts, the new light rail line is a substantial investment in zero-emissions public transport. It also brings the City of Helsinki one step closer to achieving its goal of carbon neutrality by the year 2030. A new light rail line serving the Helsinki met...
North Carolina Department of Transportation and Beep Launch Autonomous Shuttle Pilot Project at UNC Charlotte
Pilot tests an autonomous shuttle in a university setting for six months LAKE NONA, Fla. September 7, 2023 — Beep Inc., a leading provider of autonomous and electric shared mobility solutions, today announced a second project with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as part of its Connected Autonomous Shuttle Supporting Innovation (CASSI) program. The project brings shared autonomous mobility to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), showcasing...
Construction Begins on DART 12th Street Station in Plano
Construction of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) 12th Street Station in Plano will begin on Saturday, August 26. DART Red Line light rail service north of CityLine/Bush Station in Richardson will be suspended between 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, through the end of scheduled service. Regular scheduled service will be available on Sunday. August 27. Non-DART branded shuttle buses operated by a third-party bus company will provide service between CityLine/Bush Station, Downtown...
MTM Transit Awarded Contract to Operate Manteca Transit System
MANTECA, Calif., June 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - MTM Transit is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract with the City of Manteca to operate its comprehensive Manteca Transit system. The contract, which goes live on July 1, includes a three-year term with two additional one-year options. Under the contract, MTM Transit will provide a wide range of transportation options on behalf of the City, including fixed route, dial-a-ride, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) paratrans...
DART Providing Transit Centers as Cooling Stations
With temperatures rising across North Texas, DART is offering transit centers as cooling stations for riders looking to escape the heat. Beginning Friday, June 23, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will provide transit centers as cooling stations for customers looking for ways to stay safe from the excessive heat we are experiencing across the region. DART transit centers will be open 7 days a week, from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Each of the following transit center will be staffed with DA...
Arup Supports Metrolinx Plans to Electrify Canada’s Largest Commuter Rail Network
Toronto – Arup, a global sustainable development consultancy, has been selected as the Technical Advisor on Metrolinx’s massive commuter rail project. The project will transform the rail network and introduce new electric trains along core segments of the network in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA), as GO Transit moves to add two-way, all-day GO train service to fast growing cities and towns outside the Toronto core. The project will significantly expand service for commuters...