A group of seven officials pose on a Metro-North Railroad platform beside a stopped train, smiling for a photo under the station canopy.

MTA awards contract for climate resiliency efforts on Metro-North Hudson Line

The project seeks to fortify retaining walls, drainage, shoreline structurers and flood prevention measures.

Three Houston Metro paratransit and on-demand vehicles are shown side by side: a curb2curb van with a passenger boarding, a small blue 'Community Connector' shuttle parked near a plaza and a white MetroLift van waiting at an intersection.

Car Sharing

Houston Metro expands on-demand services

A SkyTrain train travels along an elevated guideway above a tree-lined pathway, with residential buildings and a distant city skyline visible in the background.

Infrastructure

TransLink to improve BC Parkway, upgrade SkyTrain 29th Avenue Station elevator

A green Mountain Line Transit Authority bus, unit 2400, featuring 'Powered by Propane' branding, is parked outside a maintenance facility in West Virginia.

Gas, Diesel, CNG & LNG

Mountain Line Transit Authority, MATA invest in clean-diesel buses

SEPTA officials and community leaders stand together at a subway station press conference announcing the Accelerate modernization plan.

Management

SEPTA reveals decade-long Accelerate plan to modernize service

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Learning Resources

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From Camera to Action: Deploying Onboard Edge AI for Safer, Smarter Transit Operations

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Sept. 24, 2026

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How Rogue Valley Transportation District transformed public transit operations with the NAVINEO CAD/AVL system

Discover how Systrans, an Equans company, helped RVTD modernize transit operations with the NAVINEO CAD/AVL platform, improving fleet management, driver support, operational visibility...

July 23, 2026

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3 Ways 5G Connectivity is Transforming Public Transit

Designed for government and transit leaders — including agency executives, CIOs and IT teams, safety leaders, and network engineers — this session is tailored for organizations...

May 1, 2026

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March 25, 2026

Bus

Aerial rendering of a redesigned street intersection at East Lynn Street, featuring a red articulated bus stopped at a curbside shelter, dedicated bike lanes, raised medians with trees, and pedestrians and cyclists crossing at a signalized intersection.

Infrastructure

King County Metro continues construction on RapidRide I, J lines

The upgraded lines seek to improve capacity and access for growing neighborhoods throughout Seattle.

Sept. 21, 2026

Rendering of a New Flyer Xcelsior CNG bus in blue and white livery, displaying 'Welcome to cleaner, smarter mobility' along its side, traveling on an elevated highway with a city skyline in the background.

Bus

Houston Metro inks order for 100 NFI Xcelsior 40-foot CNG buses

The new vehicles will replace stock reaching the end of its useful life.

Sept. 21, 2026

A glass-enclosed bus shelter with a bench and a green roof planted with vegetation sits on a New York City sidewalk in Brownsville, in front of a storefront reading 'Bargain Hunt.'

Infrastructure

City of Brownsville to pilot new cooling green bus shelter roofs

The pilot aims to explore solutions to keep New Yorkers protected from flooding and extreme heat.

Sept. 17, 2026

A yellow and blue DART Express bus, unit 43001, displays a 'DART VIP' destination sign while parked near trees on a paved lot.

Maintenance

DART launches new bus maintenance apprenticeship program

The High School Student Bus Maintenance Externship Program aims to deliver Dallas ISD students supervised, hands-on educational exposure to bus maintenance and related technical...

Sept. 17, 2026

Rail

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Rail

St. Louis Metro to launch single-car pilot, aims to increase efficiency and reduce costs

The pilot will run through spring 2027 and will be discontinued during major events when full vehicles may be needed for increased capacity.

Sept. 23, 2026

An MBTA Green Line trolley, car 3877, arrives at the Newton Centre station on a sunny day, with the historic station building visible alongside the platform.

Maintenance

MBTA to conduct systemwide infrastructure work to enhance subway, Commuter Rail system

Work will include Blue Line switch improvements, Green Line accessibility and signal upgrades and Commuter Rail track and signal projects.

Sept. 23, 2026

Architectural rendering of the renovated waiting hall at New Haven Union Station, showing a central circular service kiosk with brass accents beneath ornate ceiling medallions, restored terracotta tile flooring, and seating along tall arched windows.

Infrastructure

CTDOT, city of New Haven to upgrade New Haven Union Station

The multi-phased project seeks to modernize the station, improve passenger amenities and offer space to new vendors.

Sept. 23, 2026

A Sound Transit Link light-rail vehicle, car 282B, travels on tracks past the SODO neighborhood in Seattle, with the city skyline visible in the background.

Infrastructure

Sound Transit, FTA release Draft EIS for Everett Link Extension

When complete, the Everett Link Extension will add approximately 16 additional miles of light rail to the Link network, along with six new stations.

Sept. 21, 2026

Technology

Technology

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: How Flagger Force uses virtual safety observations

Infrastructure Technology Podcast

Roads and Bridges Staff Writer Jessica Parks interviews Mike Doner and Luke Lazar from Flagger Force.

Sept. 22, 2026

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Sept. 18, 2026

Technology

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: The technology behind Toronto’s streetcar safety pilot

Infrastructure Technology Podcast

Mass Transit Associate Editor Brandon Lewis interviews TTC Spokesperson Stuart Green as part of the 50th episode milestone.

Sept. 15, 2026

Tri-Valley Wheels bus number 1704 in a white, red and blue wave livery with 'Built Locally' branding and a front-mounted bicycle rack, parked in a transit lot in the Tri-Valley area of California's Alameda County.

Technology

LAVTA selects LYT to modernize transit signal priority across Tri Valley region

The five-year agreement will bring LYT's cloud-based platform to 67 intersections, with a planned expansion to support LAVTA's full fleet of 68 buses.

Sept. 14, 2026

Safety & Security

An MBTA Green Line trolley, car 3841, displays 'Gov't Center' as its destination while stopped at Park Street station, with passengers boarding and waiting on the platform.

Safety & Security

FTA concludes safety oversight review of MBTA, Massachusetts DPU

The DPU will resume direct responsibility for overseeing MBTA safety equipment and management following years of federal directives and corrective actions.

Sept. 21, 2026

A Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority police officer stands watch as riders board a METRO bus displaying Route 45 Tidwell on its destination board at a transit center, with the agency's red, white and blue livery and a 'Hiring Bus Operators' advertisement visible on the bus exterior.

Safety & Security

Houston Metro expands bus safety initiative

The expansion increases the number of uniformed officers regularly riding buses and engaging directly with customers and operators.

Sept. 16, 2026

A DART Fleet Clean Team worker in a yellow and orange high-visibility safety vest moves through the interior of a DART light-rail car, with blue patterned seating and two riders visible on either side of the aisle.

Safety & Security

DART to begin two-phase security initiative across light-rail system

The new initiative follows a $24.6 million investment the agency made in November 2025 to improve security and cleanliness across the system.

Sept. 11, 2026

Five BART officials and law enforcement representatives pose for a photo at a press event inside Powell Street Station in San Francisco, standing beside a BART-branded podium and display table, with Muni signage and fare gates visible in the background.

Safety & Security

BART crime falls 67% following systemwide fare gate upgrades

Reported fare evasion is down 60% since the Next Generation Fare Gates have been installed, and the new gates are generating about $10 million in additional annual revenue.

Sept. 10, 2026

Management

A rendering of Uptown Connect, a planned transit-oriented development in Albuquerque, N.M., shows a landscaped plaza, mixed-use buildings and ABQ RIDE Rapid Transit buses along the street.

Management

City of Albuquerque's Uptown Connect TOD project receives more than $30 million in state funding

When the project is completed in fall 2028, Uptown Connect will give residents convenient access to free city-wide bus service and access to more than 130,000 jobs within 45-minutes...

Sept. 22, 2026

STA

Management

Third-party review backs STA double-decker bus collision investigation

The reopened investigation identified gaps in dispatch tracking and an off-route alert issue, with a corrective action plan now underway.

Sept. 22, 2026

The Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in Toronto, its sandstone facade draped with a large Canadian flag, with a statue of former premier Whitney in the foreground and flowering planters lining the entrance.

Management

Government of Canada, PacifiCan make investments in transit for remote, rural and growing communities

The funding is set to help construct a multi-modal transit hub and investigate passenger rail between Victoria West and Langford.

Sept. 22, 2026

A BART train travels along elevated tracks near downtown Oakland, provided alongside the agency's fiscal year 2026 fourth-quarter rider satisfaction and on-time performance data.

Management

BART achieves record on-time performance, new high for rider satisfaction

The quarterly report showed the agency continuing to improve from its May numbers.

Sept. 18, 2026