Mass Transit

NY:NFTA Given Speedup For Study of Buffalo-Amherst Rail Link

The U.S. government has agreed to change the terms of a $1.2 million federal grant to allow the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority to speed up its study of building a mass transit link between downtown Buffalo and Amherst.

News • June 19th, 2013

IL: CTA Unveils Artwork Destined For 7 Red Line Stations

Commuters on the Red Line's north branch will notice a new splash of color at seven stations by the end of the year.

News • June 19th, 2013

MO: No More Free Saturdays on Downtown St. Louis Parking Meters

Instead of grabbing a last-minute beer during the seventh-inning stretch, some Cardinals fans may soon start running to plug quarters into an expired parking meter.

News • June 19th, 2013

VA: Chesterfield Makes Bid to Expand Ettrick Station

A federal grant could mean a revolution in train transit for Chesterfield County and dramatic changes to the landscape of historic Ettrick.

News • June 19th, 2013

NY: Person Killed by LIRR Train in Patchogue

An eastbound train struck and killed a person Monday night just east of the Patchogue station, LIRR said.

News • June 18th, 2013

PA: House GOP Wish List Adds New Wrinkle to Pennsylvania Transportation Funding Debate

Several Republican lawmakers have made clear in caucus and in public over the past week that changes to the law setting wage floors for most public works projects will be a key to their support for any transportation funding package.

News • June 18th, 2013

WA: DNA Evidence From Gatorade Trips Copper-Wire Thieves

Prosecutors have charged two men with what is apparently the biggest metal theft in state history, based in part on DNA evidence from a pair of Gatorade bottles.

News • June 18th, 2013

MN: Minneapolis City Council Takes First Votes on Streetcar Funding

Minneapolis' ambitious plan to build streetcars through the heart of the city appears to be leaving the station.

News • June 18th, 2013

WA: Seattle Council Leaders Spurn Mayor on Ship Canal Light Rail

Seattle City Council leaders Monday dealt Mayor Mike McGinn an election-year rebuff, saying they would not recommend funding for one of his signature issues — studies of a light-rail crossing of the Ship Canal.

News • June 18th, 2013

IL: Groups Call on CTA to Require New Rail Car Makers to Detail Future Local Jobs

Chicago labor and community groups on Monday called on the Chicago Transit Authority to require bidders on future rail car manufacturing contracts to submit detailed plans for creating local jobs.

News • June 18th, 2013

CT: Metro-North Worker Safety Routines 'Inadequate,' NTSB Says Following West Haven Fatal Crash

A federal agency investigating a train worker's death is making an "urgent" recommendation to improve "inadequate" Metro-North safety routines, encouraging a backup system previously requested by employees and used by other railroads.

News • June 18th, 2013

MI: BATA Plan: Load More Bikes on Buses

Cyclists who pedal the Leelanau Trail between Traverse City and Suttons Bay now have more back-and-forth options.

News • June 18th, 2013

OH: Study: Rossford Gets TARTA Service Below Cost

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority provides Rossford with an integrated public transportation service at below cost, the city's transportation consultant told city council members last week at a special meeting.

News • June 18th, 2013

NY: Bus Riders Offered Contest

To promote public transit, the Capital District Transportation Authority will be giving out free passes for people with the best stories on how taking the bus saved them money.

News • June 18th, 2013

VA: Council to Consider Bus Service Changes

Residents of the city like Jayne Sampson may have to find another way to get to work if they rely on Petersburg Area Transit buses to go to Southpark Mall, Fort Lee or Virginia State University.

News • June 18th, 2013

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