Mass Transit

CA: In S.F., An Uphill Battle for a 'Freeway for Bikes'

An ambitious street redesign that many residents and business owners say could strip the majority of curbside parking spots from a 20-block commercial stretch, replacing them with bike lanes and miniature parks.

News • March 26th, 2013

NE: Council Will Decide Transit Authority's Fate

The future of the Fremont Transit Authority will be on the line when the city council meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Municipal Building.

News • March 26th, 2013

IL: Man Stabbed on CTA Red Line

A 35-year-old man was stabbed tonight on a CTA Red Line platform on the city's Near North Side, officials said.

News • March 26th, 2013

NY: New Delays on Rebuilt Metro Rail Cars Has NFTA Rethinking Plans

It's becoming almost routine for officials of Metro Rail — yet another delay in the program to rebuild all 27 vehicles roaming the Buffalo subway.

News • March 26th, 2013

WA: Surge of Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations Coming to County

Two years ago, 22 all-electric cars were registered in Kitsap County. Now, there are 104, mostly Nissan Leafs, according to the state Department of Licensing.

News • March 26th, 2013

NY: Development soars along Metro Rail

Almost three decades after the first subway train rumbled beneath Main Street, Buffalo's Metro Rail system is about to assume the role that was intended and transport thousands of city residents to homes, work and play

News • March 25th, 2013

VA: Hybrid Fee Likely to be Reduced

A reduction in the $100 fee on hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles included in a sweeping transportation funding package passed by the Virginia General Assembly last month is among the amendments to the package being considered by Gov. Bob McDonnell

News • March 25th, 2013

WA: New DOT Secretary Hopes to Build Trust

New Washington DOT secretary hopes to build trust

News • March 25th, 2013

PA: SEPTA Proposes New $1.32 Billion Budget

The budget released this week for fiscal 2014 assumes a $25 million increase in revenue from higher fares scheduled to take effect July 1, at the start of the new fiscal year

News • March 25th, 2013

CA: Bike Riders Spar With L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge Over Proposed Bike Lane Route

Councilman's proposed changes to bike lane route draws ire from some

News • March 25th, 2013

PA: T Expansion Could Take Tracks to the North Hills, Cost Estimate Over $1 Billion

A year after opening the North Shore Connector, elected officials are talking with engineers about again extending Port Authority of Allegheny County's light-rail system

News • March 25th, 2013

MA: Seeking Fare Solutions; Transit Group Lobbies For Funding Alternatives

Massachusetts’s public transportation system, facing its usual heap of debt, is leaning again toward fare hikes and service cuts to fill the gap, but a coalition of state organizations is eyeing alternatives to providing help for the MBTA and also...

News • March 25th, 2013

CT: Travelers May Have More Options for Public Transit

Public transit improvements are underway in the region, as Shore Line East plans to add two weekday routes this spring and the state Department of Transportation is proposing a review of regional bus service

News • March 25th, 2013

BC: Vancouver Offers an Eclectic Escape to the North

In 1955, as many North Americans were fleeing cities for a new life in the fledgling suburbs, a Canadian architect named Arthur Erickson was sketching plans for what would become one of the world's most vibrant urban centers

News • March 25th, 2013

Maryland House Passes O'Malley's Gas Tax Plan

The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposed transportation funding plan, approving a hike on gas taxes for the first time since 1992.

News • March 22nd, 2013

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