Mass Transit

GA: Macon Council Holds Up Bus Service Funding

Angered by news that Macon Transit Authority officials wouldn't come back to discuss an employee firing, members of the committee reviewing Macon's annual budget voted 3-2 Thursday to put the bus service's entire budget request into unallocated...

News • June 14th, 2013

FL: Lakeland Mass Transit Board May Change Tax

Board members of the city's mass transit district voted 5-0 Wednesday to eliminate a property tax, now levied in the Lakeland-Mulberry area, if voters support a proposed countywide 1-cent sales tax.

News • June 14th, 2013

IL: Metra: Freight Derailment Snarls SouthWest Line service

Metra's SouthWest Line trains are on the move again through the Fuller Park neighborhood where a freight train derailed this morning, but delays of up to 90 minutes plagued the evening rush hour, according to Metra.

News • June 14th, 2013

WV: WVU Bus Ridership Up

A WVU official at Wednesday's Sunnyside Up meeting said that WVU student bus ridership is on the rise.

News • June 14th, 2013

CA: BART Chief: Policies Behind Predecessor's $330,000 Vacation Pay Deserves Review

The vacation policy that allowed BART's former top executive to stay on the payroll and become the agency's highest-paid employee last year — even though she was retired — is worth examining for potential abuses, BART's top administrator said...

News • June 13th, 2013

CA: Bus Driver Killed in Downtown Crash From a Family of Bus Operators

Olivia Gamboa was just beginning her shift on Metro Line 18 in downtown L.A. when a tow truck smashed head-on into her bus early Wednesday.

News • June 13th, 2013

IL: Metra Boosts Foot Patrols to Deter Crime

Metra is boosting police foot patrols and cutting back on the time officers spend on duty in vehicles, officials said Wednesday, but denied the move was aimed at pressuring officers during a standoff over a new union contract.

News • June 13th, 2013

NM: County Transit Cuts Out IMG Stops

The Lincoln County Transit is no longer serving the Inn of the Mountain Gods, the Travel Center or any residents, entities or businesses located outside of Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs boundaries, the manager of the service said.

News • June 13th, 2013

NY: They've Been Working on the Railroad

Culverts have been cleaned out and staging areas completed as transportation officials prepare for the start of construction on $200 million in passenger rail improvement projects.

News • June 13th, 2013

Thailand: MRTA Wants All Mass Transit Lines in Service by 2019

The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) plans to have all six mass transit rail lines being developed in Greater Bangkok under its responsibility in operation by 2019.

News • June 13th, 2013

OR: Portland Streetcar Inks Deal with GlobeSherpa to Offer Mobile Ticketing App

Portland Streetcar is having a good day.

News • June 13th, 2013

CA: SF Sticks to Enhanced Transit Plan for Cup

While this year's America's Cup races feature bigger, faster boats, splashier venues and larger crowds, San Francisco's strategy for transporting the expected throngs of fans will remain the same.

News • June 13th, 2013

WA: C-Tran Employs a Consultant for BRT, Raises Fares

The C-Tran Board of Directors narrowly advanced a proposed bus rapid transit line on Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor Tuesday, approving a $2.25 million contract to carry the enhanced bus system through project development and on track to meet a key...

News • June 13th, 2013

NC: Wave Drivers to Use Technology to Battle Bad Language

Soon, bus drivers who hear profanity can punch in a security code that activates both an audio recording and scrolling text that says profanity is not allowed.

News • June 13th, 2013

VA: State Offers $3 Million to Help with Roanoke Passenger Rail Culvert

The state is offering to cover nearly half the estimated cost of the culvert needed to carry a new passenger rail line into downtown Roanoke.

News • June 13th, 2013

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