Mass Transit

GA: Needs, Fears of Regionalism on Full Display at Atlanta Forum

The needs and fears that drove and killed the T-SPLOST transportation referendum last summer were on full display Wednesday night at a forum on the question of regionalism.

News • March 28th, 2013

KS: Wichita Transit New Buses Unveiled

Wichita Transit officials on Wednesday, March 27, unveiled four new buses at the downtown transit center. The buses, largely purchased through a federal grant, are part of a plan to modernize the department's aging fleet.

News • March 28th, 2013

VA: New Report Recommends Financial Changes for HRT

Hampton Roads Transit will review a report by a group of "peer" agencies Thursday that says the agency has a lot of work to do to manage its finances.

News • March 27th, 2013

GA: Cobb to Pilot Non-Traditional Bus Route

Cobb County is planning to pilot a new bus route from Austell to the Cumberland Mall area, which may partially replace routes cut two years ago during budget reductions.

News • March 27th, 2013

NC: Board Tables Bus Shelter Decision

It's still unclear if 200,000 residents who ride the county's fixed bus routes each year will get new bus shelters or have to pay to ride the buses in the future.

News • March 27th, 2013

TX: Fort Worth Officials Hear Pitch from Swiss Train Car Company

Executives with a Swiss company that makes sleek, modern passenger rail cars are in the area this week making their pitch to the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, which is in the early stages of picking a builder for its proposed TEX Rail commuter...

News • March 27th, 2013

NY: Broken Rail Causes LIRR Delays Tuesday

The Long Island Rail Road's third broken rail in a week caused major delays and cancellations for morning commuters Tuesday.

News • March 27th, 2013

CT: Support Builds for Garage at West Haven Train Station

The City Council is hoping to fact-check information about a parking garage eliminated from the train station project and may seek public input since the station is nearing completion.

News • March 27th, 2013

PA: Amtrak Line, Regional Train Stations, Will Remain Open

Now that an agreement has been reached between Amtrak and the state Department of Transportation to maintain the Pennsylvanian line, which runs from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, regional officials can rest easy.

News • March 27th, 2013

WI: Milwaukee County Taxpayers May Be Stuck With $8M Bill From Transit Snafu

Taxpayers are likely stuck paying more than $8 million too much over the next three years for paratransit services under two emergency contract extensions.

News • March 26th, 2013

IL: Two Service Fees Dropped from Ventra Card

The CTA announced Monday that two controversial fees are being dropped from the prepaid debit MasterCard account that customers can link up with the transit agency's new Ventra fare card starting this summer.

News • March 26th, 2013

NC: Chapel Hill Delays Vote, Asks Triangle Transit to Pay

The Town Council delayed approval of a $250 annual park-and-ride fee Monday to ask Triangle Transit for a contribution since its riders also use town-owned lots.

News • March 26th, 2013

GA: Macon Transit Authority Offers to Help Warner Robins Start Public Transit

The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority has offered Warner Robins, and other Houston County governments, a collaboration that would have buses rolling for the first time.

News • March 26th, 2013

WA: Four Ferry Runs Canceled Due to Missing Workers

Four ferry sailings were canceled Monday morning because of worker absences, delaying hundreds of travelers and showing how fragile the nation's largest marine-highway network has become.

News • March 26th, 2013

TX: MetroRail Use Up 40 Percent During SXSW

If downtown traffic seemed lighter this year during South by Southwest, despite higher attendance at the festivals, Capital Metro officials say at least part of the explanation was MetroRail usage at least 40 percent higher than during the 2012...

News • March 26th, 2013

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