Report: U.S. transportation system failing
Experts estimate that an additional $134B to $262B must be spent per year through 2035 to rebuild and improve roads, rail systems and air transportation.
Experts estimate that an additional $134B to $262B must be spent per year through 2035 to rebuild and improve roads, rail systems and air transportation.
Washington, D.C. – Former Transportation Secretaries Norman Mineta and Sam Skinner, along with Gov. Gerald L. Baliles, director of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs, will hold a news conference Monday, October 4 to release a bipartisan report outlining ten recommendations to fix the nation’s ailing transportation system.
American Safety Vest's new five-point breakaway public safety vests meet ANSI/ISEA207-2006 standards, are available in fluorescent orange and lime green, and can be custom printed, front and back, with the name of the organization.
The Slim Line Rooftop A/C unit, combines an ultra-low, lightweight rooftop design that is environmentally friendly and provides a lower refrigerant charge than conventional systems and can be installed in the middle of the bus for more uniform air flow.
Focusing on the economic, environmental, energy and quality of life benefits of public transit, the wall is aimed to show Congress the vital need for a multi-year surface transportation bill.
Per the contract, INIT will quip 254 paratransit vehicles and 15 supervisory vehicles with their combined on-board computers and mobile data terminals (COPILOTtouch) and also provide voice radio and cellular data modems, fleet management software (MOBILE-ITCS) for 9 dispatch workstations, emergency alarm improvements and training.
The awards to seven University Transportation Centers were made by the DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration. Recipients are using new technologies and developing innovative approaches to improve transportation systems throughout the U.S.
On the heels of the one-year anniversary of the expiration of the previous multi-year surface transportation bill, APTA officials, along with public transportation riders from around the country, shared stories of how public transportation has benefited their lives at an event in Washington, D.C., blocks away from the Capitol building.
Larimer Lift, a paratransit service started by the county in 2007, has faced administrative problems, forcing officials to consider turning it over to Transfort, Fort Collins' public bus system.
A state program that reimburses Pasco County, Fla., for providing non-emergency medical trips for Medicaid clients drained about $100,000 last year. But ending participation would lose the county up to $500,000 in other funding.
The contract terms include a 1.5-percent wage increase retroactive to July 1, up from the 1-percent wage increase Bremerton, Wash.-based Paratransit Services had previous proposed.
The new policy, effective Oct. 1, will eliminate access customers' ability to take trips between the two zones. Thirty customers were adversely affected by the change, which was made due to rising costs.
The agency, which seeks to trim some $8 billion in anticipated spending by 2030, currently spends $30 million a year on the paratransit program.
The SmartDrive Safety program uses in-vehicle recorders to capture highly detailed video and vehicle data during sudden stops, swerves, collisions and other events. Captured data is sent to professional safety review analysts who categorize and score the events.
The provider received a call Aug. 11 that Riverside Manor residents needed to be evacuated due to the rising flood water. Initially, nine drivers, Transportation Director Theresa Erlbacher and Assistant Transportation Director Josh Cliffe were called in to begin evacuations.
Here’s a look at the Bus Roadeos held in North Carolina by the Charlotte Area Transit System and Florida by Palm Tran.
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