Mass Transit

MA: State Seeks Bids for Commuter Rail Service

By Andy Metzger STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE BOSTON -- The MBTA has set in motion a process that could lead to a change the private company that provides commuter rail service by sometime next summer. On Friday, the state will send out a request for...

News • May 25th, 2012

SC: PDRTA Faces Budget Woes

Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority Executive Director Chuck MacNeil had some tough news to break about potential budget cuts that are confronting the board to his employees gathered for a dinner Thursday.

News • May 25th, 2012

FL: Jolley Trolley to Add Northern Pinellas Routes in the Fall, but Competitors Cry Foul

Electric people-movers could soon arrive at doorsteps as part of a Jolley Trolley expansion into the neighborhoods of north Pinellas County.

News • May 25th, 2012

IL: Panel Recommends Mass Transit for Rebuilt Addams Tollway

The Illinois Tollway should include congestion-priced, "managed" lanes and mass-transit options such as express buses as part of its plan to rebuild the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, an advisory council recommended Thursday.

News • May 25th, 2012

CA: MTA Pact With Japanese Firm Complies with Rules, U.S. Says

Resolving a key issue in a $890-million transit contract, federal officials announced Wednesday that a Japanese firm's plan to build up to 235 cars for Los Angeles-area light-rail lines complies with requirements that American workers be used for...

News • May 24th, 2012

IL: Rural Transportation Step Closer in Macon County After Committee OKs Agreement

Macon County took one step closer to providing its residents with rural transportation Wednesday.

News • May 24th, 2012

CA: Battle over Beverly Hills Subway Goes Hollywood

In Los Angeles, even a typical local dispute over public transportation comes back to the movies. The long fight over sending a subway 70 feet under Beverly Hills High School has spawned a pair of warring videos that in some ways are overshadowing the...

News • May 24th, 2012

CA: BART Proposes Improvements With Budget Surplus

BART would begin late night weekend bus service between San Francisco and the East Bay, run trains an hour later on the Richmond line, add 56 workers, and set aside more money to buy new cars, under a proposed transit system budget.

News • May 24th, 2012

CA: Siemens Lands $73 Million Sale of Light-rail Cars

Sacramento's Siemens manufacturing plant will build 18 of its S70 light-rail vehicles for TriMet in Portland, Ore., under a $73 million contract being announced today.

News • May 24th, 2012

WA: 2 Ex-Hopelink Workers Accused in $100,000 Bus-pass Theft

Two former employees of Hopelink, a Bellevue charity that helps low-income or destitute families, children and seniors, have been accused of stealing nearly $100,000 worth of bus passes from the agency.

News • May 24th, 2012

Poland: Head-on Train Collision in Poland Hurts 2

Two commuter trains in Warsaw have collided, injuring two people and raising questions about how they ended up on the same track.

News • May 23rd, 2012

OH: Bill Sparked by TARTA Audit Heads for Kasich

A bill inspired by an audit alleging the misspending of public funds by the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority is headed for Gov. John Kasich's desk.

News • May 23rd, 2012

OH: Perrysburg Residents Voice Transit Concerns

Perrysburg residents voiced concerns at a city council meeting Tuesday over whether commuters would struggle to connect with the community's newly proposed shuttle routes or if the new service would be as popular as TARTA's Call-A-Ride.

News • May 23rd, 2012

TX: Austin Could Seek $275 Million in Bonds for Initial Urban Rail Line

The cost of urban rail's first piece, mostly a matter of speculation for more than a year, would be $550 million, city of Austin officials said Tuesday.

News • May 23rd, 2012

GA: Transit Tax Opposition Getting Louder in Cobb County

If you go to almost any public meeting in Cobb County — no matter the topic — conversation is most likely to turn to the proposed regional transportation referendum.

News • May 23rd, 2012

Archives

Sign Up

Most Popular