• CA: Despite crisis, Caltrain Plans Record Spending

    Caltrain is cashing in on its recent fare hike and taxpayer fund infusion by raising the rail line's spending to record heights -- even paying more for executives than initially proposed -- despite the agency's claims it needed the money to keep...

    News • June 2nd, 2011

  • UT: UTA in Ed Pass Negotiations with Colleges, Universities

    A handful of colleges and universities are waiting to hear what the Utah Transit Authority is going to charge this year to continue Ed Pass services for thousands of participating students, faculty and staff.

    News • June 2nd, 2011

  • TX: No Saggy Pants on Fort Worth Buses

    Drivers on public buses now have the power to refuse service to passengers with sagging pants, city transportation officials say.

    News • June 2nd, 2011

  • CO: New CDOT Executive Management Positions Named

    The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has named four individuals who will fill top management positions in the department.

    News • June 2nd, 2011

  • Buenos Aires Opens US$24.5M BRT Line

    The government of Argentine capital Buenos Aires has opened the first line of its Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system, part of the city's sustainable transport program.

    News • June 2nd, 2011

  • CA: Former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle to be Released From Jail Soon

    A year after facing a lifetime in prison for killing an unarmed BART passenger, former transit police Officer Johannes Mehserle will be released from jail in a couple of weeks.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • US: $1.02 Million Grant To Be Awarded to Operation Lifesaver

    The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration has announced that it intends to award a $1,015,000 discretionary grant to Operation Lifesaver Inc. for the Highway-Railroad Grade Crossing Safety Education and Enforcement Program.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • Belarus Officials Sacked In Wake Of Subway Bombing

    The head of the Minsk subway system and the director of a factory where one of the suspects in the April bombing in the Belarusian capital worked have been dismissed and one face criminal charges.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • CT: Metro-North Train Hits Auto at Milford Crossing

    A holiday picnic came to a screeching halt Sunday afternoon when a train at a nearby crossing smashed into a car carrying a mother and her daughter, and propelled the sedan into a ditch.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • UT: UTA Skips Fuel Hedging, May Cost $3.6 Million

    The Utah Transit Authority's decision to not hedge, or lock in, fuel prices may cost the agency an additional $3.6 million this year, forcing fares to rise as diesel prices jump.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • IL: Will Metra Ever Recoup Pagano Cash?

    The bankruptcy case involving former Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano's widow is wrapping up even as questions remain about money he owed and wrongfully obtained from the agency.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • HI: Record of Decision Now Available for Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project

    The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Record of Decision for the construction and operation of a 3-mile segment at Honolulu International Airport for the proposed Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor...

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • US: Transit Program Not Being Used Optimally By Local Governments, Report Indicates

    The local governments getting funding through the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program have allowed tens of millions in funding to lapse without being used, the Government Accountability Office revealed.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • MA: T Ridership Soars

    MBTA officials say ridership on the system's buses, subway lines and commuter rail lines climbed last month to its highest level since September 2008.

    News • June 1st, 2011

  • ON: CUTA Presents 2011 National Corporate Recognition Awards

    The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) presented today its Corporate Recognition Awards in Regina. The National Transit Corporate Recognition Awards are presented upon the recommendation of individual employees to recognize a major contribution...

    News • June 1st, 2011