North America News

Latest news and developments from North America region

• Washington State Department of Enterprise Services selects Proterra as electric bus vendor, US

  April 15, 2021
  The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services has selected Proterra as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional cooperative purchasing agreement.

• Met Council’s East Metro Gold Line BRT project to enter engineering phase, US

  April 15, 2021
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved the entry of the Gold Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project into the engineering phase.

• BYD and Vicinity selected for Washington statewide purchase agreement, US

  April 9, 2021
  The state of Washington has selected BYD to participate in a state-wide purchase agreement that allows transit agencies in Washington to purchase American-made BYD coaches and buses.

• SARTA to start testing more efficient systems for hydrogen-powered buses, US

  April 8, 2021
  The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) has partnered with NICE America Research — the US-based research and development arm of China Energy — to test a mobile submerged pump liquid hydrogen refuelling unit.

• New Flyer supplies 40 battery-electric buses to King County Metro, US

  April 7, 2021
  King County Metro Transit has received 40 zero-emission battery-electric coaches from New Flyer.

• Conduent partners with Hayden AI to provide automated solution to improve bus lane performance, US

  April 7, 2021
  Conduent Transportation has partnered with Hayden AI to deliver an automated solution that can improve the effectiveness of traffic lanes dedicated to public transit buses in the US.

• Long Beach Transit partners with Moovit to launch real-time planning app, US

  April 7, 2021
  Long Beach Transit has partnered with Moovit to launch a mobility application (app) that enables passengers to plan their public and shared transit trips with real-time arrival information for the smoothest possible journey in Long Beach.

• Four BRT projects allocated USD187 million under FTA’s CIG Small Starts Program, US [free access]

  April 6, 2021
  Four bus rapid transit (BRT) projects in Utah, California, and Washington state have been allocated USD187 million under the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA’s) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Small Starts Program.

• CTA starts testing Proterra electric buses, US

  April 5, 2021
  The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has started testing six Proterra electric buses (prototypes) on the 66 Chicago route. The performance of the buses will be evaluated before CTA approves the order for an additional 17 buses as part of an existing contract.

• SEPTA and TheBus phase out paper tickets, US

  April 4, 2021
  The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS) has announced plans to replace paper passes with the HOLO card, on buses (TheBus).

• Biden administration calls for USD621 billion in transportation investment, US [free access]

  March 31, 2021
  The Biden Administration has released a proposal for a USD2 trillion job and infrastructure plan spanning a period of eight years.

• HNTB secures construction, engineering, and inspection contract for Miami-Dade Transitway, US

  March 31, 2021
  The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) awarded HNTB Corporation a contract to provide construction, engineering, and inspection services for the new South-Dade Transitway Corridor.

• FTA announces federal funding of USD30.5 billion under the American Rescue Plan Act, US [free access]

  March 29, 2021
  The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced federal funding of USD30.5 billion to support public transportation systems to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Met Council announces commencement of construction of D Line, US

  March 25, 2021
  The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) has announced that construction of Metro D Line, a bus rapid transit (BRT) line, will begin in April 2021.

• MV Transportation secures paratransit contract from Houston Metro, US

  March 25, 2021
  The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metro) has awarded a five-year contract to MV Transportation to provide paratransit services starting April 11, 2021.

• RTA of Central Maryland launches mobile ticketing with fare capping in Transit app, US

  March 25, 2021
  The Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) of Central Maryland has partnered with mobile ticketing provider Token Transit to launch digital bus fares through the Transit mobile app.

• MBTA to phase out cash payments on T vehicles, US

  March 25, 2021
  The MBTA has announced plans to implement a new fare system that allows passengers to pay for fares (commuter trains, trolleys, and buses) using a credit card or smartphone.

• Canadian Pacific Railway acquires KCS for USD25 billion

  March 22, 2021
  Canadian Pacific Railway has announced the acquisition of Kansas City Southern (KCS) for USD25 billion.

• ENC to supply additional diesel buses to Pace, US

  March 19, 2021
  Pace Suburban Bus (Pace) has awarded ElDorado National California (ENC) a contract to supply 44 additional 30-foot clean diesel Axess heavy-duty buses.

• Alstom secures contract from Metra to provide 200 rail cars, US

  March 19, 2021
  Metra has awarded a USD77.87 million contract to Alstom to provide an initial order of 200 push-pull rail cars, following the grant of approval by the Metra Board in January 2021 for up to 500 rail cars.