Connect Transit, Illinois DOT Receive FTA Bus Funds
During an Oct. 26 event in Bloomington, IL, FTA Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams announced that public transit agencies in the state would receive more than $12 million in competitive grant funds to improve bus transit service in central Illinois. [More]
Dignitaries Break Ground for Maryland's First BRT Line
In ceremonies Oct. 25, dignitaries including Montgomery County (MD) Executive Ike Leggett, Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete K. Rahn and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) broke ground for the 14-mile FLASH limited-stop bus line, the first BRT service in Maryland. [More]
CTA Celebrates 75 Years of Subway Service
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) invites riders to help them celebrate the 75th anniversary of the opening of its first underground line, the State Street Subway, by visiting displays of archival images in the nine stations on the 4.9-mile line. [More]
Deadline Nears for APTA AdWheel Awards
The deadline is Nov. 16 to submit nominations for APTA’s 2019 AdWheel Awards, the annual competition recognizing excellence in public transportation marketing, advertising, promotion and communications. [More]
Turning a Bus into Art in St. Louis
St. Louis Metro recently invited residents of the Normandy Schools Collaborative neighborhood to paint the exterior of a MetroBus, which will operate in regular service on numerous routes during the next year. [More]
New CEOs Named
METRO Regional Transit Authority in Akron, OH; the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority in Pompano Beach; and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association have named new chief executives. [More]
In Memoriam: Wheeler, NY MTA Director
William M. Wheeler, 69, of Tarrytown, NY, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s director of special project development and planning since 2002, died Oct. 27. He joined the MTA in 1986, serving first as deputy director of strategic planning and then director of planning and development. [More]
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NORTA Extends Bus Route to Medical Campus
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) kicked off its expanded bus service to the Ochsner Health System’s main campus in neighboring Jefferson Parish, LA, recently with an inaugural ride carrying area dignitaries. [More]
SARTA Lends Fuel Cell Buses Free to Interested Agencies
The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) in Canton, OH, invites any U.S. public transit agency interested in learning more about operating a hydrogen fuel cell (HFC)-powered bus to borrow, at no charge, a vehicle from its fleet. [More]
Industry Briefs
Here are some brief items from public transit agencies and businesses. [More]
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Who's Doing What in the Industry
Passenger Transport announces the following hirings and promotions in public transportation agencies and business members. Items appear in People on the Move as space permits. [More]
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