Fla.’s Tri-Rail ridership doubled since 2010
The agency’s free shuttles to corporate parks, shopping centers and downtown at many of its stations caused the uptick. In 2010, 444,298 people boarded the shuttles. This year, 935,919 used the buses.
The agency’s free shuttles to corporate parks, shopping centers and downtown at many of its stations caused the uptick. In 2010, 444,298 people boarded the shuttles. This year, 935,919 used the buses.
The contract, which went into effect on July 1, 2012, is for one year with four one-year options.
The greatest unspoken rule of bus travel is that if other seats are available you shouldn’t sit next to someone else. As the passengers in the study claimed, “It makes you look weird."
While a majority of the inmates are being transferred to halfway houses and are close to their release date, a smaller percentage are transferred on good faith to minimum security facilities.
Supporters of the sales tax knew it was a tough sell, but told PBA-30 they were shocked by the margin of defeat, which with seven out of 10 counties reporting, was 63% to 37%.
Operation had outgrown its former facility, which included four service bays and was designed for 30-foot buses. The new transit center is equipped with seven service bays and is able to accommodate today's conventional fleet of 40-foot buses.
The Senator George V. Voinovich Public Works Employee of the Year Award from the Build Up Greater Cleveland was presented by Joe Roman, president of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, who stated that because of Calabrese's work and involvement in the community, RTA is now regionally synonymous with economic development.
The three-day traveling exhibit is a condensed version of the "Bus Rapid Transit: Next Stop Chicago" exhibit currently on display at the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Despite congestion fears for the first full weekday of the Games, many Londoners found underground trains and main stations were quieter than usual – not least because transit planners issued dire warnings of possible long lines.
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is one of fourteen organizations in the U.S. selected for transportation innovation. The VelociRFTA is the first rural BRTsystem in the U.S.
This new expansion makes Los Angeles the largest regional smart card operation in the U.S., according to Jane Matsumoto, deputy executive officer at Metro.
Cities ranging from Lubbock, Texas to Seattle were noted for their accessible transit services.
GM Joseph M. Casey said the award is a testament to the hard work of the Authority's employees. Annual trips system-wide are up 32 million since 2007 - indicating success with initiatives to attract and retain new customers.
He also announced the establishment of the Project Finance Center to help state and local government project sponsors analyze financial options for highway, transit, rail, intermodal and other surface transportation projects facing funding challenges.
Report says that service-industry workers heading home after 10 p.m. are often left behind by overcrowded buses and waiting longer than 30 minutes for buses that are scheduled to run about every seven minutes. The agency is working to double the number of extra-long buses on the route.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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