Palm Tran in the News
2024
- What to Know about $3 express bus from Port Saint Lucie to West Palm Beach
- Latinos in Transit announces new officers, full board for 2024
2023
- Palm Tran Holds Largest Bus Operator, Maintenance Technician Graduation Ceremony in Agency History
- Palm Tran donates bus to Digital Vibez just in time for holidays
- Intermodal Station’s Restrooms Get Makeover Thanks to New Cleaning Crew
- Public Transportation Service Is Changing In RPB
- Palm Tran looks to cut high costs with a new Uber-type paratransit service
- Port St. Lucie Express to West Palm Beach for about $3: Bus service could come next year
- Palm Tran planning to launch pilot express service from Port St. Lucie to downtown West Palm Beach
- Palm Tran Offers Rider Incentive
- Palm Tran Creates Paratransit-to-Fixed Route Success with Q’STRAINT
- Palm Tran Bus Operator Recognized for Act of Kindness
- People on the Move – Transit Edition: CTDOT; Palm Tran and TCAT
- Palm Beach County professionals, business people on the move for the week of Nov. 13, 2023
- This week’s standouts: Top PBC professionals, business people on the move for 9/18/23
- Florida Transit Leaders Meet for Strategic Planning Session
- Palm Tran Holds Largest Bus Operator, Maintenance Technician Graduation Ceremony in Agency History
- Palm Tran Elevates Fare Payments with Genfare
- Palm Tran driver recognizes missing man from Facebook post, lets distraught mom know he’s OK
- Palm Tran Helps Educate the Community About Black History
- More Thank Pink bus debuts as walk approaches
2022
- As Hurricane Nicole Took Aim at Florida, Palm Tran Aided Thousands
- Palm Tran Creates Paratransit-to-Fixed-Route Success with Q’STRAINT
- Christian G. Londono named Palm Tran Public Transportation director of support services
- Palm Tran offering free rides on Election Day
- Uber-type service in Glades communities served nearly 9,000 customers in August, county records show
- Two Palm Tran bus drivers take home Operator of the Year Awards at the 2022 Florida Public Transportation Association Conference
- People on the Move: Palm Tran, KCATA, Operation Lifesaver
- Palm Beach County leaders among many who participated in Dump the Pump Day on June 17th
- Palm Tran’s “Proud Together” bus leads return of the Palm Beach Pride Parade
- Growing Diversity in Florida Transportation Leadership
2021
- Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA) Recognizes Outstanding Work by Palm Tran
- Palm Tran Public Relations Section Wins Local, State and National Awards for Marketing and Outreach
- New Student Employee Program Designed to Build Leaders in Transit
- Palm Tran improves routes, seating, tap-and-go system for passengers
- Palm Tran Goes Fully Accessible with Quantum and Q’Pod
- Palm Tran unveils Hispanic Heritage Month-themed bus
- Palm Tran Hispanic Heritage news release
- Palm Tran Embraces Avail’s Enterprise Transit Management Solution
- Bus operators are essential and celebrated at Palm Tran’s Graduation Ceremony
- Palm Tran welcomes seven new bus operators with socially distanced ceremony
- Palm Tran installs new audiovisual information system on buses
- Palm Tran invests in ultraviolet radiation technology to combat COVID-19
- Palm Tran celebrates the Grand Opening of its new, state-of-the-art headquarters
- Palm Tran welcomes 10 new bus operators with a socially distanced graduation ceremony
- Palm Tran Executive Director Clinton B. Forbes advocates for transit funding before Florida State Legislators
2020
- Palm Tran: New shelter and bench added at popular beach bus stop
- Palm Tran welcomes new bus operator graduates and honors 20-year employee
- New technology provides Palm Tran riders touch-free wheelchair securement on buses
- APTA names Safety & Security Excellence winners
- Transit agency leaders, APTA press urgent need for additional Congressional funding
- Palm Tran Focuses On Bus Operator Safety by Retrofitting Entire Bus Fleet with Bus Operator Office Doors
- Palm Tran earns NACo achievement award in transportation for its Go Glades flex service
- Palm Tran Connection’s pandemic meal service provided long-term nutrition to its senior riders
2019
- Palm Tran reports zero preventative accidents in October 2019
- Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia B. Baker takes a ride on Palm Tran
- Palm Tran prioritized most vulnerable populations throughout Hurricane Dorian
- Palm Tran honored by the Public Relations Society of America
- Palm Tran expands PT-STAT Program with Performance Tuesdays initiative
- Palm Tran Breaks Ground on its South County Facility Expansion Project
- Half a Dozen Operators Graduate February 7, 2019, and Start Driving for Palm Tran
- Palm Tran Kicks off New Transit Service Go Glades in Special Ceremony
- Palm Tran and Susan G. Komen Show Off the 2019 Pink Bus
- Palm Tran’s New Transportation Service Brings New Jobs to the Glades
- Palm Trans Stuff-the-Bus Toy Drive is a Success and a Big Help in the Tri-Cities
2018
- Best Practices: Operator & Passenger Safety
- Palm Tran Bus Operator Tom Romano Retires After 41 Years Behind-the-Wheel
- Palm Tran Celebrates New Graduating Class of Bus Operators
- Palm Tran Wins Prestigious Certificate of Merit for Safety Award
- Palm Tran Earns NACo Achievement Award in Transportation
- Palm Tran Hosts Garrett A. Morgan Shadow Day to Inspire Future Minority Transit Leaders
- Palm Tran Honored with Two Prestigious Safety Council Awards
- Palm Tran Executive Director “Walks in the Shoes” of Customer Service Agents
- Palm Tran Honors Martin Luther King Jr. in Annual Parade
- Palm Tran Wins Three Prestigious Awards from the Florida Public Transportation Association
- Palm Tran Holds Ribbon-Cutting Event to Celebrate Route 4 Extension
- Palm Tran Operations Manager BJ Barrow Retires After more than 40 Years
- Palm Tran Honors Employees at Recognition & Service Awards Reception
2017
- Palm Tran’s Upward Mobility Program Puts Employees at the Forefront
- Palm Tran Collects Donations for Stuff-the-Bus
- Palm Tran Helps Small Disadvantaged Businesses Gain Access to Opportunity
- Palm Tran Celebrates Customer Service Week
- Three Palm Tran Employees Win Prestigious Golden Palm Awards
- Palm Tran Recognizes Driver Who Prevented the Death of a Pedestrian
- Palm Tran’s Travel Training Opens Doors for Disabled Teens
- Palm Tran Creates Forums to Dialogue with Bus Operators, Technicians and Utility Workers
- New Palm Tran Bus Shelters Provide Comfort and Convenience at Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
