Mass Transit

Metra Urges CTA Riders to Try its Trains When Red Line Closes May 19

The commuter rail agency is cooperating with the CTA to accommodate customers left scrambling during the five months when the 10-mile Red Line stretch from Cermak-Chinatown to 95th Street will be rebuilt at a cost of $425 million.

News • April 26th, 2013

Tutor Perini Lowest Bidder for San Francisco Central Subway Project

Tutor Perini is expected to secure a contract for the San Francisco Central Subway Project in the US after being identified as the lowest bidder.

News • April 26th, 2013

WA: Sound Transit's Approval Finalizes Bellevue Link

Sound Transit's governing board on Thursday unanimously approved the final alignment for Link light rail in Bellevue, with service to begin in 2023.

News • April 26th, 2013

Alternative Fuels' Best Friend: Buses

More than a third of the nation's city transit buses are now powered by fuels other than diesel. That's up from fewer than 10% a decade ago, according to the American Public Transportation Association citing January 2011 data.

News • April 26th, 2013

CA: Railroad Square Developer Walks Away from Disputed Senior Housing Project

The San Francisco developer who once planned a sweeping transit-oriented retail and housing complex in Railroad Square has abandoned a scaled-back version of the project, citing political opposition by the City Council.

News • April 26th, 2013

NY: Cell Phone Service, Free Wi-Fi Arrive at 30 More NYC Subway Stations

Subway riders will no longer have to put away their cell phones at some of the Manhattan's busiest subway stations. City officials on Thursday announced that 30 additional subway stations and platforms are now equipped with wireless voice and data...

News • April 26th, 2013

OH: TARPS Union Issues List of Complaints from Bus Drivers

Toledo Area Regional Paratransit Service union representatives aired a list of complaints Wednesday during a personnel committee meeting of the TARTA board of trustees — complaints that other union leaders present said are strong evidence of trouble...

News • April 25th, 2013

CA: Marin Grand Jury: Transit for Seniors Inadequate

Transportation services fail to make the grade for Marin's elderly residents, the civil grand jury concludes in a new report.

News • April 25th, 2013

PA: Techies to Hack into Pittsburgh's Databases to Create Apps

Techies planning to hack into Pittsburgh's databases in June are asking city residents to help them use that public information for public benefit.

News • April 25th, 2013

UT: With Airport TRAX Open, UTA Allows Some Extended Parking

A week after its new airport TRAX line opened, the Utah Transit Authority announced Monday that it will now allow long-term parking for airline travelers at two parking lots where UTA already has been charging for parking. Neither is directly on the...

News • April 25th, 2013

MN: Transportation Department's Newest Job: Sell Public on Value of More Spending

In the next few months, the Minnesota Department of Transportation's traditional list of duties — including "road maintenance," "bridge construction," "snow removal" and "strategic planning" — will be expanded to include "marketing and sales" and...

News • April 25th, 2013

Signal Error Halts Taiwan's HSR Lines

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation on Thursday morning announced that services on all of the island's high-speed railway lines stopped before 9:30 a.m. due to a signal error.

News • April 25th, 2013

VA: Locals Question New Proposal to Extend Tide to Virginia Beach

Residents questioned Tuesday why the city would move forward with a proposal to extend The Tide to Rosemont Road without first knowing the results of a Hampton Roads Transit study on light rail.

News • April 25th, 2013

ON: LRT Consortiums Staying Mum During Bidding Process

Three shortlisted consortiums bidding on Waterloo Region's rapid transit system can't speak publicly without the region's approval - but officials say the move is not an attempt at secrecy.

News • April 25th, 2013

Eurostar's New Trains Delayed

Eurostar, a high-speed railway service that connects London with Paris and Brussels, will not be receiving the new trains that it has on order by the expected delivery date.

News • April 25th, 2013

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