• MN: Cedar BRT Opening: Dakota County Gets Its Link into Metro's Transit Network

    The long-awaited Cedar Avenue rapid busway, the first of its kind in the Twin Cities, will start all-day, every-day shuttle service between Apple Valley and the Mall of America on Saturday, linking Dakota County into the metro area's growing light...

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • MN: For St. Paul's East Side, Rail and Bus Transit Routes Studied

    Few dollars were freed up for new transit efforts during the recent legislative session, but that hasn't stopped Ramsey County officials from exploring a potential "Gateway" transit corridor from downtown St. Paul to Woodbury.

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • NC: PART Able to Continue Service

    The region's mass transit agency, which provides up to 500,000 bus rides a year, should survive financially to keep carrying passengers for another 12 months.

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • CA: Some Ventura County Metrolink Riders to See Fare Increase in July

    A large funding disparity in next year's Metrolink budget will cause some Ventura County riders to see a slight fare increase beginning July 1.

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • CO: Boulder Seeks Public Input on Transit System

    City officials want to hear opinions on how to improve transit in Boulder and around the region. An online tool, "Design Your Transit System," asks people to allocate money for various transit improvements in accordance with their priorities.

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • CT: Parking at a Premium for Rail Commuters

    There have always been more seats on Metro-North trains than spaces for commuters who'd like to park and ride. That conundrum has faced transportation planners for years as they try to move commuters off the region's choked highways and onto mass...

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • PA: Visitors Bureau Petitions for Rescue of Rail Station

    Members of the county Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors sent a letter to county officials last week urging them to help find a solution to stabilize and renovate the former Central Railroad of New Jersey station, preferably as a home...

    News • June 17th, 2013

  • CA: Jumps From Moving Buses Worry Muni

    Bus riders in San Francisco are getting their kicks by kicking open the rear doors of Muni coaches and leaping out while the bus is rolling, much to the alarm of city officials.

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • WA: No Problem With Brakes on Bus That Killed Couple in Kirkland

    Mechanical inspections found no problems with a Sound Transit bus that crashed into a sport-utility vehicle and killed a couple along Interstate 405 last month, the State Patrol says.

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • Protests in Brazil Against Hike in Bus, Metro Fare

    Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Brazil's two biggest cities Thursday to rage against 10-cent increases in bus and subway fares, and some clashed with police.

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • Argentine Train Wreck Kills 3, Injures Hundreds

    A speeding commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in suburban Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and injuring more than 300 on a line that has been under government control since a...

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • China: Suspect identified for bus fire

    Chinese police said Saturday that they had identified a suspect who might be responsible for the fire that gutted a commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring dozens more during rush hour in a port city in southeastern China.

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • California Bullet Train Obtains Exemption From Federal Review

    California's bullet train agency won a key legal ruling Thursday, obtaining an exemption from regulatory oversight by the federal Surface Transportation Board for construction of the first segment of the rail system that would run 220 mph trains from...

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • MA: Minor Accident Leads to Multiple Charges

    A minor accident near the entrance to the MBTA station on Bridge Street yesterday morning resulted in the arrest of two people on a variety of charges.

    News • June 14th, 2013

  • NC: New Transportation Money Formula Clears NC Senate

    The Senate gave bipartisan approval Thursday to the first rewrite in 24 years of a legislative blueprint for spreading state and federal transportation construction dollars across North Carolina.

    News • June 14th, 2013