Mass Transit

MA: Private T Pensions Draw Fire

State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell says the MBTA needs to press the retirement board to unseal the pensions — a fund that's underwritten by taxpayers.

News • April 11th, 2013

WI: BRT Plan Greeted Favorably by Madison Officials, Despite High Price Tag

Enthusiasm is high for a new model of speedy bus service for Madison — but so is the potential price tag. A bus rapid transit, or BRT, system covering roughly 21 miles would increase capacity for often crowded Metro Transit, cut travel times and...

News • April 11th, 2013

VA: Study of Extending Light Rail to Naval Station Begins

Hampton Roads Transit announced Wednesday that it had told HDR Engineering Inc. to begin identifying potential routes for getting The Tide or another form of high-capacity mass transit to the base, a major source of congestion with some 80,000...

News • April 11th, 2013

CA: Sonoma County, Santa Rosa to Share Cost of Downtown Transit Mall

Sonoma County transportation officials have agreed to help Santa Rosa pay for the operation of its recently remodeled downtown transit mall.

News • April 11th, 2013

NC: City's Streetcar Plan Slows

After more than a year of being deadlocked over a capital budget, the Charlotte City Council cleared the way Wednesday for a roughly $820 million capital plan that, for now, doesn't include a streetcar extension.

News • April 11th, 2013

China: Woman held for Delaying Subway

A WOMAN has been captured for delaying a Metro train by blocking a platform's screen doors when she didn't get on in time, police said yesterday.

News • April 11th, 2013

AL: Montgomery Transit Union Threatens to Strike

Unionized bus drivers and mechanics who operate the Montgomery Area Transit System have threatened to go on strike over wages and insurance costs, pending an investigation by the National Labor Relations Board and an arbitration request.

News • April 11th, 2013

Western Pennsylvania Companies Keen on Philly Transit Agency's Success

Western Pennsylvania companies have millions of reasons to care about the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

News • April 10th, 2013

NY: AirTrain, Kennedy Airport-LIRR Link, Sees 30% Growth

Ridership on the AirTrain that takes passengers to Kennedy Airport has grown nearly 30 percent since 2007, according to the Port Authority

News • April 10th, 2013

WA: Pierce Transit Vanpools Will Run While They Get Review

Pierce Transit's vanpool program will continue rolling without any cuts for at least three more months

News • April 10th, 2013

Amtrak Posts Records, but Empire Builder Sees Small Decline in Ridership

Despite a streak of record-setting months for Amtrak, ridership was down slightly over the past six months on the line that runs through La Crosse.

News • April 10th, 2013

CA: Bill to Create Transit District in Ventura County Advances

A bill to create a government entity to operate public transit in western Ventura County was passed without dissent Monday by the Assembly Transportation Committee

News • April 9th, 2013

CT: Opinions Vary on Railroad Investment Plans in New Haven

A Gateway Community College meeting room was full of possibilities, and plenty of opinions, Monday night as the Federal Railroad Administration solicited opinions on 15 primary alternatives in its rail investment plan for the future of the nation's...

News • April 9th, 2013

OH: Akron to Get First Natural Gas Filling Station Open to the Public

Akron will soon have its first natural gas filling station open to the public

News • April 9th, 2013

OH: Ride-Service Officials Wait 'Patiently' for New Van

The Care-A-Van service that delivers people in Oregon, Northwood, Walbridge, Lake Township, and East Toledo to and from medical appointments is getting a new vehicle

News • April 9th, 2013

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