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  • ID: CRC Foes, Supporters Step Up Lobbying Efforts

    Critics of the embattled CRC project have hired lobbyists from two firms to convince state lawmakers that they can hold off on paying Washington’s share of the project and redesign the bridge to exclude light rail.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • MD: MTA Leaders Optimistic About Purple Line Project

    Project leaders for the Maryland Transit Administration's purple line say they're optimistic that the 16-mile light rail line will be open by 2020.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • NY: LIRR Plan Would Run More Trains to NYC

    The Long Island Rail Road is seeking to extend its tracks at the Port Washington station as a precursor to its intended future service to Grand Central Terminal.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • FL: Tampa Lossis Transit Lesson

    Prominent business and civic leaders in Hillsborough County raised more than $1.5 million three years ago hoping to persuade voters there to pay an extra penny in sales tax to build a light-rail system and put more buses on the road.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • Ireland: Bus Services Halved by Strike Action

    Cross-border bus services including those to Dublin Airport have been halved by strike action by transport workers in the Republic.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • FL: Ferry Service is Floated

    Turanchik, a lawyer with the Akerman Senterfitt firm, has been quietly pitching a proposal to some civic leaders and elected officials on behalf of a client hoping to operate a commuter ferry service in Tampa Bay.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • Bangladesh: Foundation stone of BRT in July: Quader

    The government would lay the foundation stone of a BRT route from Airport to Gazipur in the first week of July to ease the city's chronic traffic congestion, the Communications Minister said today.

    News • May 15th, 2013

  • NJ Transit Remains Silent on How it Prepared for Superstorm Sandy

    As superstorm Sandy barreled toward the tri-state area, two of the nation's largest transportation agencies worked to safeguard their systems, moving buses and rail cars to areas they thought would be protected.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Metra Considers Cost of Wi-Fi

    Reading newspapers and books or taking naps were once the prime pastimes for Metra customers.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • PA: Downtown Pittsburgh Building Boom Shows No Signs of Letting Up

    Whether it's in urban living, where three-quarters of the residents are relative newcomers, or light-rail transit usage, which saw an increase last year thanks to the new North Shore Connector, or reports of yet another hotel in the works, Downtown's...

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • NY: LIRR: Crossing Gates Worked at Crash Site

    The gates at the Long Island Rail Road crossing where a train fatally struck a motorist on Friday appear to have been working properly, LIRR officials said on Monday.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • Ireland: Talks in Motion to Halt Strike Action

    The Government is desperate to negotiate a deal with public unions as the threat of all-out strikes loom large, it was claimed yesterday.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • ON: Brampton LRT Plan Gets a No From Hazel

    A proposal by Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell to send Brampton Züm buses down to Port Credit to access all-day GO train service is getting a flat out "no" from her Mississauga counterpart.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • CA: Richmond Officials Adamant Any BART Extension Must Come Through Downtown Station

    The City Council and top bureaucrats in this city have spoken in rare unanimity: Any northern extension of the BART lines must come through Richmond, and studying other options is a nonstarter.

    News • May 14th, 2013

  • IL: Expanded Show Bus Service Area on Hold

    Public transportation for suburban areas not served by Decatur Public Transit may be on hold for now.

    News • May 14th, 2013

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