Mass Transit

CA: CHSRA Rail Official Wants Four Tracks

The California High-Speed Rail Authority's stated desire to use Caltrain's existing tracks, versus building two of its own next to Caltrain's tracks, was called into question yesterday when a board member refused to approve an agreement with the...

News • March 14th, 2013

US: Vehicle/Track Interaction Safety Standards; High-Speed and High Cant Deficiency Operations

Office of the Federal Register, The State of Washington has issued the following news release.

News • March 14th, 2013

NC: With grant expiring, towns scramble to pay for bus service

Just as local bus use is hitting record highs, local towns must find a combined $50,000 in order to keep the service running.

News • March 13th, 2013

CA: AC Transit board to discuss bus fare cut

March 13--OAKLAND -- A proposal to lower AC Transit's basic bus fare from $2.10 to $2 this summer -- instead of raising them as planned -- will be discussed in a transit district board workshop at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The public workshop is at AC...

News • March 13th, 2013

ID: Boise may add group to benefits insurance pool

March 13--The Boise City Council passed a resolution Tuesday that opens the door for the city to examine details, including potential obstacles, of offering regional transit workers the same medical and dental insurance city employees receive. Final...

News • March 13th, 2013

FL: The Wave streetcar system right on track for downtown Fort Lauderdale

March 13--FORT LAUDERDALE In a few years, downtown drivers should be able to park their cars and ride the rails instead. Broward County on Tuesday gave final approval to run "The Wave," a $142 million electric streetcar system that initially will...

News • March 13th, 2013

CA: SMART work progressing in SR, expanding in Marin

March 13--With construction crews finishing track replacement work through Santa Rosa this month, officials at Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit are starting to plan for the final stages of the $360 million project that will link Santa Rosa to San...

News • March 13th, 2013

OK: Rail line sale will require passenger service provision

March 13-- The planned sale of a state-owned rail line between Oklahoma City and Sapulpa should not stifle Tulsa officials' hopes of using the line for passenger rail service, transportation officials said Tuesday. The Oklahoma Department of...

News • March 13th, 2013

MI: Feds Order BATA to End Routes Used by Students

Federal regulators ordered a halt to public bus routes that many students in Suttons Bay take to and from school

News • March 12th, 2013

China: The Airlines; High-Speed Rail Has Hit Mainland Airlines, and the Trains' Popularity is Likely to Continue to Hurt Smaller Airports and Short-Haul Flights Slicing Through

The integration of air travel and high-speed rail services on the mainland will benefit major airports like Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, but hurt smaller airports and short-haul flights, say industry players

News • March 12th, 2013

CT: Bristol Residents Still Doubtful About Busway, But Plymouth Wants To Get On Board

Skeptics showed up to deliver criticism at a CTfastrak informational forum Monday, but the session also drew praise from two or three bus riders and even a pitch from Plymouth to get in on the project

News • March 12th, 2013

IN: Proposed Bus Route Could Expand Service to Airport, Plainfield

The consortium behind Indy Connect, the long-range transportation plan for Central Indiana, is pushing ahead with phase one of the project, which encompasses the next 10 years

News • March 12th, 2013

NY: MTA Ridership Rises Again in 2012 Despite Historic Disruptions of Hurricane Sandy

Despite the historic disruptions caused by Hurricane Sandy, annual ridership on the subways, buses and railroads operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) rose in 2012 by more than half a percent

News • March 12th, 2013

IL: Critics: CTA Favors Profits Over Poor

The CTA was accused of putting the profits of its corporate partners ahead of the needs of poor people during a hearing Monday night on a new fare-payment system set to debut this summer

News • March 12th, 2013

NY: Governor Cuomo Announces Restoration of South Ferry Subway Service

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that 1 train service will return to one loop platform of the storm-ravaged South Ferry subway station in the first week of April, making commutes easier for more than 10,000 daily riders at the southern tip of...

News • March 12th, 2013

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