Tag: public transportation

May 10, 2022

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 in capital funding and increase local control in transit decisions. The bill […]

May 5, 2022

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 plan are to understand changing customer needs, expectations, and desires for the state’s transit […]

April 8, 2022

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded public transportation projects in Pennsylvania more than $617.5 million allocated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding was made available through multiple FTA grant programs, including Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and […]

March 9, 2022

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded $2.2 billion to 35 recipients in 18 states to help public transportation agencies pay for day-to-day operations as they continue to provide essential service for frontline workers. Funding is through the American Rescue […]

February 15, 2022

In a letter sent Friday, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) urged Congress to fully fund the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas said the organization hoped Congress would uphold the promise of […]

December 15, 2021

According to Yahoo!, Minnesota lawmakers got more details Tuesday on how the recent federal infrastructure bill will impact Minnesota’s transportation system, but questions remain over when and how that money will be released to the state. Policy experts and state […]

May 5, 2021

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 […]

December 26, 2019

Portland — a city known for its environmentalism, urban planning, public transportation, public involvement, and progressive politicians — is about to go backward by widening a noxious freeway, Interstate 5, through the city’s Rose Quarter. “Climate” Governor Kate Brown, Mayor […]

February 6, 2018

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 […]

August 23, 2017

Merced County’s transit system is wrapping up a program aimed at getting people to ride the bus instead of driving. For the month of August, the county convinced people to “try the bus on us” by offering fare-free rides countywide. […]

July 5, 2017

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced an extra $1 billion to repair the state’s “decaying” public transportation system and loosened environmental regulations and other laws to help speed up the work. Under its current capital program, the state’s […]

March 17, 2017

Despite uncertainty over transit funding in President Donald Trump’s administration (his budget blueprint released today makes a 13 percent cut to U.S. DOT’s funding), momentum for transit expansion — and building more bike- and pedestrian-friendly streets — keeps growing in […]

March 8, 2017

BART ridership is down. That may seem hard to believe, given rush-hour overcrowding, but fewer people are riding BART off-peak, with a drop of nine percent on weekends. A recent KQED story looked at the numbers: The district reported bringing in […]

February 17, 2017

Speaking at an event in Brooklyn yesterday, Mayor de Blasio said his forthcoming congestion plan, which he teased last month on WNYC and again in his “State of the City” speech on Monday, won’t include tolling East River bridges, AM New […]

December 21, 2016

Thanks to smart phone tools, web applications, and innovations in public transportation technology, the rise of shared mobility concepts, solutions, and innovative on-demand services is transforming how Americans get around. Secretary Foxx has made clear that shared mobility has the […]

December 8, 2016

A group of mostly Ethiopian transplants, with a combined total of 50 years in the American transportation industry, have fulfilled their longtime dream of opening their own taxi cab company thanks to the city of Aurora. Last week, All Cities […]

November 23, 2016

A high penetration of renewables has started to cause resource-planning issues for some states, such as California and Hawaii. Not only do grid operators have to prepare for a spike in electricity usage in the late afternoon, they also have […]

November 10, 2016

Millions of Americans just voted in favor of ballot proposals to improve and expand public transportation in their communities, a silver lining in a mostly miserable election cycle. There were a record 48 ballot proposals across the country that would […]

October 10, 2016

At the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the safety of those who ride and work on our nation’s transit systems is our highest priority. That’s why we recently announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a new Safety Research & Demonstration […]

October 6, 2016

The D.C. Council held a public hearing on Tuesday about a bill that would establish the regional Metrorail Safety Commission, a federally-mandated agency that would be charged with inspecting and enforcing safety standards for Metro. Budget details and also possible […]