Detroit to test new mobility options
A public-private partnership is testing a set of 10 mobility options for Detroit (MI).
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MBTA improves accuracy of subway arrivals
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority announced an improvement to subway arrival prediction times on its website and select mobile applications.
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MTA reminds crews to get details on train delays
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority reminds train crews to investigate causes for train delays after the New York Daily News criticized the authority.
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Critics call for more transparency in MTA delay stats
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is not reporting subway delays accurately, according to the New York Daily News.
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MTA launches bus performance dashboard
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) launched an online dashboard presenting performance metrics for New York City Transit bus routes.
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VTA uses cameras to collect tech shuttle data
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is using cameras to track corporate shuttles after local business groups declined to share data.
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Metrolinx issues new PRESTO privacy policy
Metrolinx (ON) has adopted a new privacy policy for its PRESTO card after the Toronto Star reported that the agency shared rider travel data...
Hackers target transportation providers
Stories broke this week about hacks to Sacramento Regional Transit and Uber.
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New York MTA’s Incoming Fare Payment System Sparks Security, Privacy Concerns
For over twenty years, New Yorkers have swiped the iconic MetroCard to pay their transit fares and board trains and buses. Last month, however,...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Drone Integration Pilot Program
On Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao unveiled the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, a new federal initiative to...
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It’s go time: Launching our Month of Action
With Congress writing long-term transportation policy this month, we need to make sure that this bill doesn’t continue the broken status quo. We need...
House-passed COVID relief bill increases emergency funding for transit construction grants
Local governments’ budgets have been decimated by the pandemic. Yet the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program—the main federal program for funding new transit construction—counts...
The CDC needs to do more to show the public that transit is safe
Public transit is one of the safest indoor spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic for a plethora of reasons. But the perception of transit’s safety...
The Generating Resilient, Environmentally Exceptional National (GREEN) Streets Act re-introduced in the Senate today
Today, Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Tom Carper (D-DE), and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) re-introduced a bill that would measure and reduce greenhouse gas...
