Today's post is from guest blogger Donna Lane, who works here as a stakeholder affairs representative. She's the liason between the community and METRO on the Uptown Corridor, conducting community meetings in that neighborhood. It was after 5:00 pm on Friday, and I was going home. It had been a busy week at my job where my duties ...

Seattle has the nation's largest fleet of hybrid buses powered by GM Allison with 232 buses on its roads. It's the same system METRO is using. If you want to find out more how King County Metro Transit Agency (which includes Seattle) likes its hybrid buses, click this link for an 8-minute clip. It's produced by GM Allison so, of ...

  By now, you may have noticed our sleek new hybrid buses rolling along the streets of Houston. An easy way to recognize them: Look for the "smiley face" on the front.  A curved line that appears as an upturned mouth makes it appear as if the hybrid is smiling. "A hybrid bus is a happy bus," quipped ...