Mass Transit

MA: Commuters brace for rate hike

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is enacting an average 23 percent fare in crease to help close the regional transit system's $160 million deficit.

News • July 2nd, 2012

PA: Regional Planning Board OKs Transportation Projects

A regional planning panel on Thursday approved $3.8 billion in funding for 385 transportation projects in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania suburbs over the next four years.

News • June 29th, 2012

UK: Two-Thirds of Bus Service Strike in London

A war of words is raging after two-thirds of bus services in London were cancelled because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over an Olympic bonus.

News • June 25th, 2012

NY: MTA Fat Cats Sure Can Use a Vacation

Top MTA bosses are cashing in on a contract clause that allows them to exchange unused vacation time for fat, lump-sum payments, according to documents obtained by The Post.

News • June 25th, 2012

Israel: NTA Publishes Tel Aviv Light Rail Subway Tunnels Tender

The tender is for a 3.5-km tunnel section of the Red Line from Geha Intersection to Em Hamoshava in Petah Tikva.

News • June 22nd, 2012

MD: Man killed in shootout with Metro Transit Police

Officials said a Metro Transit Police detective shot and killed a man in exchange of gunfire while investigating an attempted abduction in Prince George's County.

News • June 22nd, 2012

Editorial: Labor's Off-Track Costs

The Issue: Whether MTA workers and executives are equally shouldering the organization's cost-cutting.

News • June 22nd, 2012

Peru: Top Bid of US$5.6M Presented for Lima Metro Line 2 Consultancy Tender

A consortium led by Italian firm Geodata presented the best bid for the consultancy tender to oversee the concession process for line 2 of capital Lima's metro system, at US$5.6M.

News • June 21st, 2012

ON: Guelph Transit Gets $2.8M; Municipal Share of Provincial Gas Program Helps with Long-Term Planning

Guelph MPP Liz Sandals handed over a cheque for $2.82 million to Guelph Transit Tuesday - the municipal share of the provincial gas tax program the Liberals instituted in 2003.

News • June 21st, 2012

UT: Tweets Attack Ending UTA Free-Fare Zone

Even when limited to 140 characters in a "Twitter chat," Utahns waxed eloquent Tuesday in questioning the Utah Transit Authority's proposal to end its free fare zone for buses in downtown Salt Lake City — despite 85 years remaining on a 100-year...

News • June 21st, 2012

Editorial: Time for Labor To Sacrifice MTA Unions Must do Fair Share

We're doing everything we can to hold the line on expenses we can control, and we're seeing results. The MTA is asking its unionized workforce, during its current contract talks, to forego raises for the next three years.

News • June 20th, 2012

Light Rail Opens in South Korea Amid Financial Fears

With sleek railcars sliding along elevated tracks, South Korea's newest light railway is a smooth ride, and the hope is that it can avoid the fiscal train wreck facing similar projects. But passenger estimates for the rubber-wheeled, driverless light...

News • June 20th, 2012

Brazil: Public Consultation for US$1.14B Curitiba Metro Tender Extended Until July

The public consultation period for the 2.33bn-real (US$1.14bn) tender for construction and operation of the Linha Azul metro line in southern Brazil's Paraná state capital Curitiba will end on July 18, municipal secretary Dinorah Nogara told BNamericas.

News • June 20th, 2012

DC: Former Metro Employees Sentenced for Stealing $500,000 from Metro Fare Machines

A former Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) revenue technician and former police officer were sentenced today for stealing approximately $500,000 in cash and coins from Metro stations throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington...

News • June 18th, 2012

India: Tallest Rail Bridge in Making

The world's highest rail bridge on the Chenab, which will provide a direct rail link to Kashmir, is likely to be completed by the end of 2015.

News • June 18th, 2012

Sign Up

Most Popular