Mass Transit

MN: Street Closures in Vikings stadium Plan are No Walk in Park

A Minneapolis developer's desire to permanently close two busy streets for a downtown green space has been smacked down by Hennepin County's top engineer.

News • June 6th, 2013

NC: Depot Project Still on Track

All aboard for the Pork Barbecue Capital of the World.

News • June 6th, 2013

MD: Annapolis Debates Switching to Regional Bus System

Joining a regional transit authority could save the Annapolis bus system a minimum of $760,600 a year.

News • June 6th, 2013

OR: Kitzhaber Appoints Southwest Portland Resident with Labor Background to TriMet Board

Joe Esmonde, a lobbyist for organized labor and an occasional public transit rider, has been confirmed as the newest member of TriMet's board of directors.

News • June 6th, 2013

FL: Fort Lauderdale Backs Downtown Tax for Streetcars

Named the Wave, this streetcar is desired. That's the message sent to commissioners Tuesday by downtown businesses, organizations and residents supporting the proposed $142.6 million downtown electric streetcar project heralded as a catalyst for the...

News • June 5th, 2013

FL: Expressway Authority Hopes to Test Bus Toll Lanes

The Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority is proposing a pilot project to create a bus toll lane on a segment of a local limited access highway.

News • June 5th, 2013

TX: Metro ArlingtonXpress Bus Service Could Begin this August

On Tuesday, the Arlington City Council unanimously approved a joint contract with Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority to provide limited commuter bus service starting Aug. 19.

News • June 5th, 2013

MN: Metro Transit Seeks Grant to Fill $10.2M Gap in Snelling Rapid Bus Route

Metro Transit still is $10.2 million short of funding for its next priority Bus Rapid Transit project for the metro area: a limited-stop, low-floor bus that would travel up and down Snelling Avenue and over the Mississippi River, effectively...

News • June 5th, 2013

NJ: Special New Jersey Election Will Fill Lautenberg's Senate Seat

Saying he wanted to give voters "a choice and a voice in the process," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie scheduled a special election in mid-October to fill the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, a move that risked worsening relations...

News • June 5th, 2013

VA: Council Candidate Lees Wants to Improve Public Transit

Adam Lees, a candidate for one of two Democratic nominations for Charlottesville's City Council, calls himself a Virginian who wasn't born in the commonwealth.

News • June 5th, 2013

CA: Bus-only Lanes Debut on Wilshire Boulevard

Buses rumbling through morning traffic on Wilshire Boulevard may move slightly faster Wednesday with the debut of bus-only lanes along one of Los Angeles County's most congested corridors.

News • June 5th, 2013

VA: Virginia Beach Will Take a Closer Look at Light Rail

A private-sector proposal to extend light rail into Virginia Beach merits a closer look and competing ideas will be welcomed, the City Council informally decided Tuesday.

News • June 5th, 2013

PA: Public Wants More Transit Funding, Officials Say

Amid state and federal wrangling over transportation funding, transit leaders meeting in Center City said growing public support should mean more money for trains, buses, and subways.

News • June 4th, 2013

IL: CTA, Rail Union at Odds Over Seniority Rules

Labor peace has been short-lived at the CTA in the wake of a historic contract negotiated late last year that changed decades-old work rules to increase efficiency and save the transit agency millions of dollars annually.

News • June 4th, 2013

FL: Fort Lauderdale Commissioners Consider Downtown Tax to Help Pay for Wave Streetcar System

With federal, state and local government contributions already lined up for the city's proposed Wave streetcar system, all that's left to determine is which downtown businesses and residents will also have to contribute and how much they will pay.

News • June 4th, 2013

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