MTA launches subway performance dashboard
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) launched an online dashboard providing performance metrics across the subway system as part of New York City Transit’s Subway Action...
NAVYA ARMA Steals Autonomous Vehicle Spotlight at APTA Expo
NAVYA, a French leader in autonomous vehicle technology and innovation, garnered much attention at the 2017 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo with its...
Nashville Mayor Reveals Bold, Multibillion Dollar Transit Plan
Earlier this week, roughly one year before her city hosts the 2018 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Expo, Mayor Megan Barry of Nashville, Tennessee...
“Disruptive Demographics” and the Future of Public Transportation
Shifting demographics, particularly an increasingly old population, will have significant impacts on the future of transportation, and public transit leaders must anticipate these impending...
SEPTA finds glitch on bus card readers
SEPTA is working to address a glitch that leads to failures on Key card readers on buses.
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Toronto researchers develop app to collect travel data
Researchers at the University of Toronto (ON) launched a mobile application called City Logger that collects travel data to support planning and funding decisions.The university...
Hackers target transportation providers
Stories broke this week about hacks to Sacramento Regional Transit and Uber.
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Vancouver police find skimmers on fare vending machines
Metro Vancouver Transit Police found credit card skimmers at three Compass Card vending machines along the TransLink (BC) Canada Line.
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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...
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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