Last Words: National View (North America map)
Projects opening in 2017
Heavy Rail
- San Francisco, California
- Toronto, Ontario
Commuter rail
- San Francisco, California
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Denver, Colorado
Light rail
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Denver, Colorado
Bus rapid transit
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- San Francisco, California
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Chicago, Illinois
- Eugene, Oregon
- Fresno, California
- New York, New York
- Richmond, Virginia
- Toronto, Ontario
Streetcar
- Detroit, Michigan
- St. Louis, Missouri
Breakdown
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Second Avenue Subway Opening
January 1, 2017
Additional Miles: 1.16 miles
Project Cost: $4.45 billion
3 New Stations
35 Escalators, 12 Elevators
MassTransitmag.com/12291011
Snapshot
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast rode the first train to operate in regular service on the Second Avenue Subway on January 1, 2017. More information at MassTransitmag.com/12291011, more photos at flickr.com/mtaphotos.
Discussion
Anthony Foxx @SecretaryFoxx
Over the last 8 yrs, we've advanced safety & technology to increase opportunity for all Americans: http://bit.ly/2iUg84R
Renard Monczunski @RMonczunski
#TEDFordSession Autonomous vehicles could potentially be part of a public transit system for individuals with disabilities and the elderly.
Tara Goddard @GoddardTara
"If our road system were any other industry, it would be shut down immediately for gross safety violations" @PeterFurth #TRBAM #VisionZero
