Metro Magazine

01/21/2025

The Florida Public Transportation Association's multimedia, multi-pronged effort will raise awareness of transit’s ability to provide greater mobility for Floridians will run through the spring of 2025.

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The multimedia, multi-pronged effort will raise awareness of transit’s ability to provide greater mobility for Floridians.

01/21/2025

The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission has released guidelines looking for a long-term revenue solution that provides adequate growth to meet current and future operating and capital needs.

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NVTC provided guidance as the region works toward long-term, sustainable funding solutions for transit.

01/20/2025

The latest announcement is the next step toward implementing TransLink’s incoming bus-based rapid transit system that will provide fast, frequent, and reliable service through dedicated bus lanes, signal priority at intersections, and weather-protected stations.

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The latest announcement is the next step toward implementing TransLink’s incoming bus-based rapid transit system that will provide fast, frequent, and reliable service through dedicated bus lanes, signal priority at intersections, and weather-protected stations.

01/20/2025

Intelligent Transportation Society of America's transportation technology blueprint serves as a foundational guide for the use of technology across the country that will improve the safety, efficiency, and resiliency of our transportation and infrastructure.

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The Blueprint serves as a foundational guide for the use of technology across the country that will improve the safety, efficiency, and resiliency of our transportation and infrastructure.

01/20/2025

Preliminary analysis of agency responses shows more than two-thirds of transit agencies determined that strategies are necessary to reduce the risk related to assaults on transit workers, and these agencies are working to roll out a variety of mitigation measures.

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Preliminary analysis of agency responses shows more than two-thirds of transit agencies determined that strategies are necessary to reduce the risk related to assaults on transit workers, and these agencies are working to roll out a variety of mitigation measures.

01/18/2025

A mid-life overhaul and upgrades of Metrolinx's bi-level series VIII cars will begin by 2026 at ALSTOM ’s facility and will support approximately 250 high-skilled jobs until at least 2030.

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A mid-life overhaul and upgrades of the bi-level series VIII cars will begin by 2026 at Alstom’s facility and will support approximately 250 high-skilled jobs until at least 2030.

01/17/2025

Speaking of workforce, the Mineta Transportation Institute released 3 studies looking at workforce development in the transportation industry.
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The Mineta Transportation Institute recently released several publications that explore important related issues and reveal new methods and pathways being developed and implemented to build the workforce pipeline.

01/17/2025

Public transit agencies are testing new tools to enhance worker safety. The FTA recently released an analysis of what agencies are doing and more.
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Preliminary analysis of agency responses shows more than two-thirds of transit agencies determined that strategies are necessary to reduce the risk related to assaults on transit workers, and these agencies are working to roll out a variety of mitigation measures.

01/17/2025

In an industry ripe for innovation, METRO met up with Glydways on the CES 25 show floor to talk about their new solution, as well as some of pilots it has in store, including programs in Atlanta and the California Bay Area.
https://loom.ly/OXX53dU

Because Glydways vehicles never share the road with human-driven vehicles, the solution is essentially designed to alleviate increased congestion, drive times, and accident rates.

01/17/2025

Check out this great conversation with the folks at Arrowhead Transit - the second largest rural public transit provider in the U.S. In it, we discuss driver issues, the introduction of new technologies, Arrowhead's ability to expand services to serve new communities, and much more.
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In our latest edition of METROspectives, Arrowhead Tranit’s Dominick Olivanti and Colette Hanson join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss public transit from a rural provider perspective.

01/17/2025

The Mineta Transportation Institute recently released several publications that explore important related issues and reveal new methods and pathways being developed and implemented to build the workforce pipeline.

Read More: https://loom.ly/jPZ2dPI

The Mineta Transportation Institute recently released several publications that explore important related issues and reveal new methods and pathways being developed and implemented to build the workforce pipeline.

01/17/2025

The $79.7M grant for King County Metro Transit's new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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The grant for the new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from all of us at METRO!

As we close gear up for 2025, we’re thankful for the drivers, mechanics, transportation staff, and industry leaders who keep the wheels turning and ensure transit systems run smoothly day in and out. Here’s to another year of making a difference, creating safer roads, and building brighter futures!

Wishing you a year of smooth rides, on time arrivals, and happy passengers.Cheers to 2025!

12/26/2024

Alvin Brown served under President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore before working with the U.S. Department of Transportation and NTSB, now he is being appointed as Vice Chairman of the NTSB.

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Alvin Brown served under President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore before working with the U.S. Department of Transportation and NTSB.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at METRO!

This holiday season, we celebrate you, the heart of transportation systems. Here’s to warm moments, joyful rides, and a new year full of promise and possibilities. We'll see you again in 2025!

12/25/2024

Winning projects are aimed at incentivizing collaborative, real-time reviews to save time and improve the quality of NEPA documents. There were nine recipients of $50,000 each.

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Winning projects are aimed at incentivizing collaborative, real-time reviews to save time and improve the quality of NEPA documents. There were nine recipients of $50,000 each.

12/23/2024

ICYMI, KCATA's CEO Frank White III discusses why local stakeholders insert a C in TOD and more!
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In cities across the U.S., when people see a bus go by, they can sometimes just blend into everyday life. What they miss seeing is that public transit is an incredibly powerful driver of economic prosperity and community transformation.

12/23/2024

Huge News Alert! Seattle's King County Metro contracts with European supplier Solaris for battery-electric buses, marking the company's entrance into the U.S. public transit bus market.
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The award marks Solaris’ first contract with a U.S.-based transit agency and represents the company’s effort to expand its presence in the North American market.