Mass Transit Magazine

4 days ago | masstransitmag.com | Doug Hanks |Aaron Leibowitz

Miami Beach’s elected leaders oppose extending Metromover service to South Beach — but the city’s residents strongly support the county transit project, according to a new tax-funded poll. The survey comes from a county transit board that has long championed a “Baylink” transit line connecting downtown Miami to the Beach. Conducted by Bendixen & Amandi, a Miami polling firm, the survey found 79% of Miami Beach residents support a mass-transit link to the mainland.

5 days ago | masstransitmag.com | Brandon Lewis

WMATA’s new fare gates and fare pricing strategy WMATA has also faced post-pandemic challenges when it comes to fare evasion, and the agency took a step in 2024 to try to combat the issue by installing new faregates at all 98 Metrorail stations. According to WMATA Chief Planning and Performance Officer Tom Webster, the old fare gates were what the agency calls clamshell gates. Those types of gates open and close to the side and were easy for fare evaders to jump and cross over.

5 days ago | masstransitmag.com | Brandon Lewis

GJ: And welcome to another episode of Infrastructure Technology Podcast, the ITP, brought to you by Endeavor Business Media, Roads and Bridges and Mass Transit. I'm Gavin Jenkins, your host and senior managing editor of Roads and Bridges. And with me, as always, we have the jack of all trades, Harlee Hewitt, associate editor of Roads and Bridges, and we also have the man, the myth, the legend, coming from Cleveland, Ohio, Brandon Lewis, associate editor of Mass Transit Magazine.

6 days ago | masstransitmag.com | Brandon Lewis

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Cincinnati Metro have made adjustments to improve the way riders pay for fares in their respective regions. MTC to transition Clipper® START pilot program to an ongoing fare product On May 28, MTC approved a resolution to transition the Clipper® START pilot program to an ongoing fare product that offers a uniform 50 percent discount for rides on all systems that accept Clipper for fare payment.

6 days ago | masstransitmag.com | Margaret Walker

The Georgia Department of Transportation is exploring the idea of bringing back a passenger rail that would travel from Atlanta to Savannah, with a potential stop in Macon, and they’re asking for your input. GDOT is conducting an initial public survey, which was scheduled to close May 31, to gather feedback on the proposed passenger rail project, aiming to assess public interest and identify potential routes and stops.