🏈 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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💰 Congress approved the FY2026 THUD bill — including $16.5B for transit and $2.9B for rail.

📱 In Canada, Société de transport de Montréal is expanding its text-to-report safety service after receiving 25,000 rider messages in its first year.

📈 And the North Carolina Department Of Transportation says restoring rail corridors could generate over $1B for the state economy.

💘 Plus, BART is running a special “Valentraine” speed-dating event this weekend — because sometimes the best connections happen on board.

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⏳ Federal transit funding for 2026 is still waiting on final approval, with a partial government shutdown already delaying some grants.

⚽ With the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States just 4 months away, the Kansas City region is launching new transit services to support host cities.

🏈 In the Bay Area, BART is boosting service for this weekend’s Super Bowl.

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