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Tolar Manufacturing Company is celebrating its 35th anniversary, marking more than three decades of designing and manufacturing award-winning transit shelters, street furniture, solar-powered passenger amenities, and public infrastructure that connect communities throughout North America. Founded in 1991 by Gary Tolar, the company has grown into  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Celebrates 35 Years of Building North America’s Transit Infrastructure »

12 new custom bus shelters and 12 custom UTC-branded totem signs were delivered and installed in Jacksonville, Florida, through a collaboration between Balfour-Beatty US, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Tolar Manufacturing, North America’s premier designer and fabricator of award-winning transit shelters. The shelters  …   Read more about: Custom Bus Shelters and Totem Signs from Tolar Manufacturing Installed for JTA’s NAVI service »

Tolar Manufacturing Company, North America’s leader in the design and fabrication of transit shelters and street furniture, is proud to partner with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to supply new custom Signature Custom bus shelters as part of a contract authorizing up to $71.5 million to modernize transit stops across the DART  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Partners with DART to Elevate Rider Experience with Signature Custom Shelters   »

Tolar Manufacturing’s new white paper makes the case for rethinking how transit agencies decide where shelters go, and who gets left waiting in the heat.  Across North America, most bus stops do not have shelters. According to a 2022 Washington Post analysis, only 20% of stops served by 16 of the nation’s largest  …   Read more about: Is Your Bus Stop Working for the Riders Who Need It Most? »

Tolar Manufacturing Company, North America’s leader in the design and fabrication of transit shelters and street furniture, is proud to partner with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) to supply new custom-designed Crescent Series bus shelters as part of a nearly $1 million investment to modernize transit stops across Hillsborough  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Partners with HART to Enhance Transit Experience with Custom Crescent Series Shelters in Hillsborough County  »

Tolar Manufacturing Company, North America’s leader in transit shelter and street furniture design, has completed the delivery of new transit shelters and benches for the Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG), supporting public transportation infrastructure in Texarkana and Paris, Texas. The project was completed under a five-year contract awarded  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Expands Transit Infrastructure in Northeast Texas Through New ATCOG Partnership   »

For architects, engineers, and construction professionals working on public transit and public space projects, finding accurate, project-ready product files has historically meant tracking down manufacturer contacts, navigating outdated catalogs, or working with incomplete specifications. To support this process, Tolar Manufacturing has expanded  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Is Now on CADdetails Design Hub: Project-Ready Files for AEC Professionals »

Corona, CA — Tolar Manufacturing Company, North America’s leader in transit shelter and street furniture design, is supporting the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s (PSTA) Spark service with solar-powered amenities that match the ambition of its all-electric fleet. Launched as a new era of zero-emission transit, Spark features  …   Read more about: Tolar Manufacturing Supports PSTA’s Spark Service with Solar-Powered Transit Amenities »