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Basic Services, Public Transport

Senators push GAO to study barriers to accessible rural transit

April 28, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the barriers to providing accessible public transit to residents in rural areas. U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Fetterman (D-PA), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Elizabeth […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA publishes details on formula funding to help communities operate public transit

April 17, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published details about the formula funding used to help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries. A total of $14 billion will be invested in 2023 in states and transit agencies. Funding will […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

APTA applauds call for more public transit funding

April 3, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Thursday, as more than 120 U. S. Representatives called for Congress to fully fund public transit Capital Investment Grants (CIG), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said it agreed with their stance. In a letter to the leaders of […]


Infrastructure, Public Works

Infrastructure Bill May Depend on Larger Reconciliation Bill

September 23, 2021

Via: American Infrastructure

Last month, the Senate passed a bipartisan bill to authorize $550 billion in new spending on surface transportation measures like roads, bridges and public transit. It won 69 votes — all 50 Democratic-voting members and 19 Republicans. According to NBC […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Philadelphia-area transit agency to pilot late-night on-demand trips

May 5, 2021

Via: StateScoop

Night-shift workers who rely on public transportation in the Philadelphia region will soon have free on-demand access to public transit through a mobile app designed by Via, the transportation software company announced Wednesday. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority plans to […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Active Transportation Alliance, transit officials discuss suburban transportation challenges

March 30, 2021

Via: NYC Streets Blog

The shortcomings of Chicago area public transit are self-evident to any suburban transit rider who has ever tried to get anywhere but the Loop. Metra lines all terminate at the Loop and their pre-pandemic schedules tended to favor suburb-to-Chicago commuters. […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

New Evasions Underscore 24/7 Subway Service Has Become a Political Hot Potato

August 25, 2020

Via: NYC Streets Blog

The cagey and enigmatic pronouncements of state leaders on the question of the restoration of 24/7 subway service are lending an air of mystery to the decision — and are providing fresh evidence that the subject has become a political […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Oklahoma Gets Serious About Transit Sooner Than Later

July 9, 2019

Via: NYC Streets Blog

Public transit is catching on even in some of the reddest parts of America, including Oklahoma where a new state office will oversee an overhaul of bus and rail service. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced Monday it would form […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

The Road to Sustainable Transportation

February 6, 2018

Via: American Infrastructure

An imperative for urban planning in America is to give people choices and make walking, cycling, and taking a bus or riding rail transit more attractive than sitting in traffic. If we don’t take such a holistic approach to urban […]