Mass Transit

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

Korea: Cameras to Watch Subway Passengers

Seoul has installed surveillance cameras on all subway trains running on line 7 to fight crime, officials said Sunday.

News • June 18th, 2012

CA: Hiring of New Rail Boss of CHSRA Debated

As the new CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Jeffrey Morales will be required to review the performance of the consulting companies working on the 520-mile high-speed rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles - including his former...

News • June 18th, 2012

UK: Final Push in Campaign to Electrify Railway Link

Civic leaders in Sheffield are making a final push in the campaign for the city's rail link with London to be electrified - with a decision on the project due in a few weeks.

News • June 18th, 2012

Australia: $22B Savings Seen in High-Speed Rail Link

Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport's capacity constraints are creating a more compelling case for a high-speed rail link to Canberra, says Mr Byron, who committed to a $140 million terminal at Canberra airport last week.

News • June 18th, 2012

UK: Delay of up to Four Years for HS2 Plans

The controversial HS2 development could be delayed until 2030 because of dither and delay' by ministers.

News • June 18th, 2012

Mumbai: Six Injured in Mumbai Train Collision

At least six passengers were injured, three seriously, when two suburban trains collided here overnight, triggering a mini riot, officials said Sunday.

News • June 18th, 2012

UK: Olympic Fears as Hundreds Stranded on London Tube

Transport officials in London will be paying compensation to hundreds of people stranded on a subway line that is critical to the upcoming London Olympics.

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

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