Tag: rail

February 2, 2023

President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday the recipients of the administration’s new National Infrastructure Project Assistant (Mega) discretionary grant program. The new Mega grant program will provide $1.2 billion in discretionary funds to nine large infrastructure […]

November 18, 2022

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released its list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. The NEC Project Inventory guides up to $24 billion in funding FRA will […]

November 17, 2022

After states tapped into their FY 2022 federal highway formula funds, they managed to kick off nearly 25,000 new improvement projects across the United States following the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) last year, according to […]

September 20, 2022

The Biden Administration announced Friday it had organized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between four federal agencies that will accelerate the nation’s affordable and equitable clean transportation future. According to the White House, the U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing […]

September 12, 2022

A newly released report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has found that interruption to the country’s rail service could impact economic output and cost more than $2 billion per day. A shutdown looms as unions continue to negotiate […]

September 2, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a new set of safety changes for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system following a safety inspection. The new changes are in addition to the ones announced […]

August 19, 2022

The Presidential Emergency Board, the organization charged with helping to resolve contract differences between the U.S. Class I railroads and their unionized workforce, made its recommendations Tuesday in a report to the White House, the railroads, and organized labor. The […]

June 27, 2022

Transit initiatives in 32 states and two territories affected by persistent poverty will soon get a boost from the U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA), which announced last week $16.2 million in competitive grants for this purpose. In all, 40 projects […]

June 27, 2022

Looking to enhance pedestrian and biker options, as well as facilitate access to the transportation system at large, New York State last week announced $178.8 million to benefit 75 communities for environmentally friendly transportation projects. “As demonstrated through the recently […]

June 6, 2022

Last week, the Biden administration announced that more than $368 million in grants from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will sponsor attempts to modernize rail infrastructure, improve supply chains, reduce congestion, and create jobs throughout rural and urban America. In […]

May 24, 2022

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently released three potential options for regional rail as part of phase two of the Reimagining Regional Rail project. Reimagining Regional Rail is SEPTA’s plan to make its rail system more useful for more […]

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 […]

May 4, 2022

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 tax before voters. The board said that the tax […]

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 […]

January 28, 2022

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently awarded nearly $111.4 million to 37 transit systems statewide to advance 51 projects through the Rebuild Illinois capital program. The program will invest $355 million in transit outside the Chicago area. This is […]

January 24, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it would be funding 20 projects in 12 states through $11 million in grant awards. The FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning grants will support comprehensive planning […]

August 1, 2017

Commuter rail in the United States mostly caters to affluent suburbanites who commute to the city center. Even though these lines pass through working class city neighborhoods that stand to benefit enormously from better transit, the service they provide passes […]