The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced its intent to obligate funds to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that the New York City Subway set a new record for pandemic-era single-day ridership. On Thursday, May 5, Hochul said, the subway carried 3,497,122 ride...
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the state Senate would modernize the management of the state’s public transportation systems. The legislation would update Title 74 to provide predictability ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced former New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri was their nominee for CRO of the Gateway Development Commi...
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Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and local and regional transportation ...
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently launched an initiative to develop a Customer Experience Action Plan for public transportation customers statewide. The goals of the pla...
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Berks, Chester, and Montgomery County Commissioners in Pennsylvania recently voted to create the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, which will oversee and implement the restoration of passenge...
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A decision Monday by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will put a transportation sales tax on the November ballot. The commissioners approved a resolution to put a quarter-cent sales t...
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Green Line Transformation team will be holding a virtual public meeting on May 18 to discuss closures across the Green Line during the installatio...
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In an effort to combat fare evasion, Janno Lieber, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO, announced the organization had created a blue-ribbon panel to develop ways...
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Amtrak, in coordination with the Connecticut and Massachusetts Departments of Transportation, announced it would restore daily service to the Amtrak Hartford Line beginning Monday, April 25. The a...
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A group of U.S. senators recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the agency to ensure investments are prioritized for seniors and the disabled. The...
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On Friday, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a rail industry Climate Challenge to rail owners and operators seeking to reach a net zero greenhouse gas emission status for the industr...
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Railroad officials along with Shawn D. Wilson, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development secretary, and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards recently inspected the rail line for a proposed pas...
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, asked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to provide information about the Fr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would provide up to $1.76 billion in low-interest loans for the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland. The loan is par...
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Metrolink, a regional passenger rail service serving southern California, recently held a press conference to announce its switch to renewable fuel. Metrolink is the first agency in the country t...
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The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors recently approved a $6.08 million construction contract to Union Paving for the first construction phase of a project in New Brunswick. The Delco Lead Storage and ...
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Kansas City officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the $351 million streetcar expansion last week, joined by Federal Transit Administrator Nuria Fernandez. Mayor Quinton Lucas joined Fernandez...
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently released its annual three-year transportation program. The multimodal program contains aviation, rail, and waterway projects; addresses congestio...
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