🚍 In this week’s #TransitUnplugged News Minute with Julie Gates…

🇨🇦 Canadians are pushing back against proposed $5B transit funding cuts, warning of major impacts on riders and communities.

🚌 The U.S. Federal Transit Administration announces nearly $390M in grants for buses and transit facilities.

✊ Transit agencies marked Rosa Parks’ 113th birthday, highlighting her lasting legacy and the importance of transit equity.

🏆 Congrats to the American Public Transportation Association #AdWheel Awards winners — including Transit Unplugged’s Think Transit Executive Summit taking first place 👏

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Change at the top — Marc Molinaro steps down after just six months as Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

🇨🇦 Hitachi Rail announces a nearly $30M investment to build a new Canadian headquarters in Toronto. hashtag#HitachiRail

💳 Seattle’s Sound Transit and ORCA fare system roll out tap-to-pay, allowing riders to use credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets for easier access.

🚆 Calgary Transit begins installing automatic passenger counting sensors to improve service planning and better understand ridership demand.

🤖 In Atlanta, Glydways breaks ground on an autonomous, on-demand transit pilot using electric vehicles on dedicated guideways.

👕 And Amtrak leans into its cult following with limited-edition “trak suits” designed by students from the New York School of Design.

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🏈 Seattle Transit breaks ridership records as fans flood the Seahawks hashtag#SuperBowl parade — with Sound Transit and King County Metro Transit carrying hundreds of thousands in a single day.

🚌 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is adding 100 new hybrid and battery-electric buses from New Flyer.

🚍 Atlanta’s MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) prepares to launch its first Bus Rapid Transit line this April.

🌆 Oklahoma’s regional system rebrands as One Transit.

🎉 Los Angeles Metro celebrates Lunar New Year with a limited-edition TAP card.

🎮 And in a fun twist — a Vancouver student recreated the SkyTrain in Roblox. TransLink

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