Metro Magazine

07/24/2025

📣 Following the Oregon Legislature’s failure to pass House Bill 2025, TriMet is confronting a projected $300 million budget shortfall and has announced staggered service cuts beginning this November.

Learn more! 👉 https://loom.ly/fqLCUM0

07/24/2025

🛠️ NJ TRANSIT has issued a Request for Qualifications to begin the next major infrastructure project: a new Northern Rail MOW facility in Clifton.

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The agency invites design-build teams to prequalify for a major infrastructure investment in Clifton, New Jersey.

07/24/2025

Redesigning rural transit from the ground up! ➡️ https://loom.ly/87Q6chs

💡 Arrowhead Transit has officially launched RideSmart 2025 — a rider-first transit redesign built to improve access, reliability, and equity across Chisago and Isanti counties.

Community input, new tech, and smarter routes drive Arrowhead Transit's system changes, reshaping rural mobility in Minnesota.

07/23/2025

Greenville, South Carolina's Greenlink opened a new maintenance facility that gives the agency room to expand as they are preparing to increase their services to keep up with area growth and help bring communities together. Take a look at photos of the facility, as well as some of the agency's CNG buses.
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Greenville, S.C., recently saw an upgrade to Greenlink Transit’s network thanks to the completion of a new maintenance facility. This facility marks the first step in preparing the agency to expand and improve its services.

07/23/2025

ABC Companies is launching its ABC FleetForward, a new initiative developed to reduce operational burdens and simplify service planning for fleet operators. Find out more here.
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The program is led by Gage Kelly, who has recently been promoted to national service sales manager at ABC.

07/23/2025

New shelters, new benches, and an equity-first approach ➡️ https://loom.ly/MWaqjbk

GRTC is improving bus stops across the Richmond region through its Essential Transit Infrastructure (ETI) project. 🚌🛠️

The agency makes steady progress on stop improvements, using equity data to guide where new shelters and amenities go next.

07/23/2025

📣 The Maryland Transit Administration has launched its inaugural Customer Experience (CX) Action Plan, built from input from thousands of riders, advocates, and stakeholders.

Learn more about the rider-first plan! ➡️ https://loom.ly/ziI3qMI

Maryland’s Customer Experience Plan outlines systemwide upgrades shaped by rider feedback to enhance transit reliability and experience.

07/23/2025

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07/22/2025

📣 NJ TRANSIT’s Board of Directors has approved a $3.16B operating budget and $1.7B in capital funding for Fiscal Year 2026.

This investment ensures:
🛠 Ongoing infrastructure and fleet upgrades
🚍 Support for 12,000+ employees and critical transit services
🚆 Expansion of community mobility and job access programs

Learn more! ➡️ https://loom.ly/rM_nOuY

The agency board adopted the $3.16B operating and $1.7B capital budgets, supporting transit upgrades, workforce, and access for seniors and rural riders.

07/22/2025

💡 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy recently convened congressional leaders and infrastructure stakeholders to align priorities ahead of the fall surface transportation reauthorization process.

Learn more! ➡️ https://loom.ly/RD1Hrf4

Secretary Sean Duffy outlined the infrastructure agenda, signed the Texas deal, and urged states to accelerate project delivery under NEPA.

07/21/2025

TransLink staff say “hello” in 40+ languages ➡️ https://loom.ly/veKdxgU

👋 Over 150 TransLink frontline workers now wear language pins to help customers in their preferred language — from Mandarin and ASL to Ukrainian and Punjabi!

More support is also available in 300+ languages by phone and through multilingual travel training tools.

07/21/2025

🚍 Pace Suburban Bus is moving full-speed ahead with new service updates, clean energy, and award-winning outreach. Pace is also preparing multiple 2026 budget scenarios as regional funding challenges continue.

💡Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/rO5b_Ic

New electric buses, pilot route expansions, and paratransit reforms signal Pace’s push for sustainable, inclusive transit.