North America News

Latest news and developments from North America region

• Regional Connector Transit Project enters final phase of construction, US

  October 21, 2020
  The Regional Connector Transit Project has entered the construction phase. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) has announced plans to close the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station for 22 months for the next phase of construction on the Regional Connector Transit Project.

• OHL secures contract for South Corridor Rapid Transit, US

  October 19, 2020
  The Department of Transportation and Public Works of Miami-Dade County has awarded a USD368 million contract to convert the South Corridor (South Dade Transitway) into a bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

• ABB secures contract to provide electrical reliability system for APM at LAX Airport, US

  October 19, 2020
  ABB has secured a contract to design and supply three Enviline energy storage system (ESS) units for an automated people mover (APM) at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

• Conduent Transportation receives certification from Visa, US

  October 16, 2020
  Conduent Transportation’s ‘Atlas Ops’ fare collection system has achieved the Visa Ready for Transit certification.

• Local Motors to start AV trial in Toronto, Canada

  October 16, 2020
  The city of Toronto has signed an agreement with Local Motors by LM Industries to start a six- to 12-month autonomous shuttle pilot programme in spring 2021.

• Transit agencies in Kentucky receive funds to purchase clean buses, US [free access]

  October 14, 2020
  Four transit agencies in Kentucky have been awarded a total of USD8.5 million under the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust, to replace ageing buses with zero-emission vehicles. The funds will be used to replace around 170 buses in both transit and school fleets.

• TheRide launches contactless ticketing application, US

  October 12, 2020
  The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) has launched a contactless ticketing application (app) called EZfare.

• Keolis awarded VVTA bus contract in San Bernardino County, US

  October 12, 2020
  The Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) has awarded Keolis a USD130 million contract to operate the Victor Valley network in San Bernardino County in southern California.

• Go COMO receives electric buses from BYD North America, US

  October 12, 2020
  The transit agency of the city of Columbia in Missouri’s, Go COMO, has received four 30-foot K7M battery electric buses from BYD North America.

• FTA awards USD9.1 million in safety grants to 10 projects, US [free access]

  October 9, 2020
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded USD9.1 million to ten projects under two initiatives at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that are designed to support safety and innovation in the transit industry.

• PVTA receives federal grant for bus improvements, US

  October 9, 2020
  The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) USD680,000 to fund a transit review and improvement planning study to identify ways to reduce travel times and to create greater access to jobs for rural residents in Western Massachusetts.

• Sound Transit begins civil construction on Federal Way Link Extension, US

  October 9, 2020
  Sound Transit has announced the commencement of construction works on the Federal Way Link Extension. Drill shafts are currently being constructed at the site of the planned Kent/Des Moines Station.

• Region of Waterloo awards bus contract to Grande West, Canada

  October 9, 2020
  Region of Waterloo, Grande West Transportation Group, Grande West

• FTA awards transit grants through HOPE programme, US

  October 8, 2020
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded USD8.5 million to 25 projects through the Helping Obtain Prosperity for Everyone (HOPE) programme, which helps support planning and technical studies to improve transit, such as evaluating new routes, creating new connections, and incorporating modern technologies.

• LA Metro receives modernised LRV, US

  October 8, 2020
  The Los Angeles County Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) has received the first of 16 Siemens P2000 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) that were modernized by Alstom.

• Rochester RTS deploys first of 10 electric buses, US

  October 7, 2020
  The Rochester Regional Transit Service (RTS) has deployed the first of 10 battery electric buses.

• SEPTA to phase out paper tickets on Regional Rail, US

  October 5, 2020
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has announced plans to phase out the use of paper tickets on Regional Rail services.

• CCW to supply rehabbed buses to CAT, US

  October 2, 2020
  Capital Area Transit (CAT) has awarded a contract to Complete Coach Works (CCW) to supply two rehabbed 60-foot articulated New Flyer buses.

• DART launches electric bus pilot, US

  October 1, 2020
  Des Moines Authority Regional Transit (DART) has launched an electric bus pilot programme by deploying Iowa’s first battery–electric bus in Greater Des Moines.

• Phoenix Valley Metro orders additional LRVs, US

  October 1, 2020
  Phoenix’s Valley Metro has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply an additional14 S700 light rail vehicles (LRVs), augmenting an order to supply 11 LRVs in 2017.