Tag: transit
MAX Gets New Leader as City Council Adds Cash for Bus...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Monday, the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority’s Board of Directors named Charlotte Shaw as the agency’s next chief executive...
Birmingham begins work on rapid bus transit system, first in Alabama
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local, city and state leaders on Friday announced the first phase of the Birmingham Xpress Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system...
BJCTA Fares to Increase; Many Not Pleased
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority’s (BJCTA) plans to increase fares and cut some routes beginning in September and some...
Interim MAX transit director on partnering with UAB
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Frank Martin, Interim Director of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), last month spoke during a two-hour meeting held by the...
On-time performance for MAX buses ‘unacceptable’, says interim Birmingham transit chief
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
The on-time performance of MAX buses in the metro area is unacceptable and the transit agency needs a change of attitude...
Birmingham Public Transit Routes to Get Major Upgrades
City Council Public Information Office
Birmingham’s public transportation system is about to get a major overhaul; featuring a modern Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system that...
The Road to a Viable Transit System in Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Riding a Birmingham city bus without her mother for the first time was a milestone for Barbara Murdock,...
‘If you don’t have a car in Birmingham, you’re kind of...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Roommates Meaghan Lowery, 25, and, Alicia Manker, 22, who live in Ensley, ride the bus to work at...
Birmingham begins road to “world-class” transport system
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Over the next decade, Birmingham city officials plan to create a high-capacity “world-class” transport system that will provide neighborhoods with...
MAX Transit Opens Temporary Central Station
(BIRMINGHAM) The Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) is moving its downtown Central Station to a temporary location at 16th Street and Morris Avenue North....
