Seeded with funds from Arizona’s new transportation modernization grants, some public schools and nonprofits plan to try carpool apps, vans, electric buses or paid parent drivers to help students get to and from school, in lieu of or in addition to traditional yellow school buses.
Read More »Schools take unconventional transportation routes
Scott Smith: Ex-mayor driving public transportation
In today’s developing field of driverless vehicles, Scott Smith, who as CEO oversees the massive mass transportation system operated by Valley Metro, is excited about the prospect of utilizing autonomous technology.
Read More »Shame on David Martin for failing to mention light rail
David Martin’s June 8 guest opinion article, “Transportation funding is neither Democrat nor Republican — it’s American,” which supports 2004’s Proposition 400 imposition of a 20-year, half-cent sales tax in Maricopa County to fund regional transit projects, is misguided.
Read More »Phoenix bus drivers back on the road after strike
Buses in Phoenix are back on a full schedule for the first time since drivers walked out in a labor dispute last week.
Read More »Striking Phoenix bus drivers vote on new contract
More than 600 striking Phoenix bus drivers are voting on a new contract Thursday and could be back behind the wheel by the end of the week.
Read More »Progress reported in Phoenix bus driver strike
The president of the union representing striking Phoenix bus drivers says major progress has been made in negotiations with their employer. Union president Bob Bean told The Associated Press that he is hoping a final deal can be reached Wednesday to end the strike that began Saturday.
Read More »Phoenix bus service hit by driver union strike
Bus riders in Phoenix were forced to wait for hours Saturday because of a driver's strike that caused nearly 80 percent of the scheduled routes to be cancelled.
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