Mass Transit

PA: SEPTA Urges the Public to 'Make the Safe Choice'

To remind the public of the dangers of walking along, playing by or cutting across its train and trolley tracks and through its rail yards and depots, SEPTA held its first-ever "Make the Safe Choice" Safety Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 1.

News • May 2nd, 2013

AZ: Group's Transportation Help is Lifeline

Living in an isolated, rural environment such as Picture Rocks has its advantages, but it also has some major drawbacks for those without transportation.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Russia's Railways: Connecting a Growing Economy

As 21st century Russia continues to improve its economic outlook and trade potential, the freight and passenger rail infrastructure of the world's largest country is playing a key strategic role; far more so than the relatively small western European...

News • May 2nd, 2013

IL: New Signs Aim to Improve Commuter Connections

New blue signs and expanded "wayfinding" tools are popping up around Chicago and in two suburbs well-served by public transit, providing a more precise road map to point commuters and would-be riders to CTA and Metra rail stations and CTA and Pace bus...

News • May 2nd, 2013

PA: Pittsburgh's East BRT System Ranks 'Bronze'

The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, which evaluates and rates buses-only corridors around the world, conferred a bronze ranking on Port Authority's Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, one of only four U.S. systems getting the...

News • May 2nd, 2013

MN: Safety Campaign Targets State's Train Passengers

Minnesota Operation Lifesaver will host a "safety blitz" at Northstar train stations in Minnesota Tuesday.

News • May 2nd, 2013

IL: Gov. Quinn Announces Expansion of HSR Factory in Rochelle

Governor Pat Quinn was joined by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Federal Railroad Administration Administrator Joseph Szabo and Nippon Sharyo Ltd. Chairman Katsuyuki Ikushima to announce the expansion of the Nippon Sharyo passenger railcar...

News • May 1st, 2013

WA: Sound Transit Breaks Ground on South Light Rail Extension

Washington state transit authority Sound Transit has broken ground on a $383.2m project to extend light rail from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street in the city of SeaTac, Washington, US.

News • May 1st, 2013

WI: Documents Point to Strategy to Cancel Flubbed Milwaukee County Paratransit Contracts

There may be a way for Milwaukee County taxpayers to avoid some of the $8 million cost associated with a pair of three-year emergency paratransit contracts.

News • May 1st, 2013

GA: MARTA Chief Old Ally of Transportation Secretary Nominee

Charlotte pols have a message for Georgia pols: pull for Anthony Foxx to be secretary of transportation. Then you will have a friend in Washington because he has one in Atlanta: MARTA General Manager Keith Parker.

News • May 1st, 2013

NY: Schumer Seeks Anti-Terror Funds for NFTA

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., called Tuesday for additional funding to support counter-terrorism efforts by the region's leading transportation agency.

News • May 1st, 2013

NY: Suffolk Deal Expands Sunday, Evening Bus Service

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone reached a deal with lawmakers Tuesday to expand Sunday and evening service on several bus routes.

News • May 1st, 2013

PA: City's BRT Lines Ranked Among Best in Country

A New York transit policy group ranks Port Authority of Allegheny County's East, West and South busways among the nation's top bus rapid transit lines.

News • May 1st, 2013

FL: Miami Trolleys a Hit, Expanding South to Vizcaya, North to Wynwood, Midtown

Miami's trolley system, a year old and gaining steam, has proven so successful that starting Wednesday, routes will be added from downtown south to Vizcaya, and north to the hip Wynwood and Midtown Miami neighborhoods.

News • May 1st, 2013

ID: Legislature Approves Transportation Budget

The Washington state Legislature on Sunday passed a no-new-taxes transportation budget that invests in maintaining state roadways and continues spending on existing big-ticket projects but does not fund new ones.

News • May 1st, 2013

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