MO: St. Louis County Council OKs Loan for Metro

The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday authorized a loan of up to $400 million to the Metro transit agency. The council voted 5-2 to approve the loan from unspent Proposition A funds. Metro initially would be loaned about $75 million, which would help retire debt from the Forest Park-to-Shrewsbury MetroLink line. Metro officials say it would benefit taxpayers by retiring light-rail debt sooner and at a lower lending rate than would be available in the private sector. Critics say St. Louis...
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MO: St. Louis County Council OKs Loan for Metro

The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday authorized a loan of up to $400 million to the Metro transit agency.

News • June 19th, 2013
MO: Officials to Present Plan to Unify KC Area's Splintered Transit System

Leaders look to unify transit systems around Kansas City

News • June 19th, 2013
AZ: Streetcar Ready For Riders Next Summer

Although beset by countless delays, the company building Tucson's streetcars said it's on target to have all eight cars delivered by late March next year.

News • June 19th, 2013
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

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