Awarded to the recently rebuilt Fox Chase Regional Rail Station, the first train station in the U.S. to receive the designation. In rebuilding, SEPTA implemented numerous eco-friendly practices, including recycling construction waste materials and using low-pollutant emitting building materials.
Cat Tracker lets students download an app or check online to see when and where the next bus nearest to them will arrive. The tracking program was accessed by over 8,000 users in August.
The incentives program will use Radio Frequency Identification chips to keep track of who is biking and how much, as a basis for awarding points. Riders can cash the points in for discounts on bike repairs, equipment and health insurance premiums.
Reports a nearly 50 percent decrease in the number of students purchasing parking permits in the last four years. Meanwhile, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus ridership has reached record levels.
A significant jump in both student enrollment and city riders has caused many Oxford University Transit buses to be late and overcrowded. While this often happens at the beginning of a new school year, officials say, there are limited solutions this year due to budget constraints.
Will hear in about four months whether the Charlotte Area Transit light rail system will be extended to UNC Charlotte by 2017. The extension would cost about $1 billion, and the agency hopes for half of the cost to come from federal funding.
In light of the current economic situation, OCTA has also changed the credit minimum to qualify for a pass from 12 to nine credits to accommodate students who are unable to enroll full-time.
Some area residents have complained about late-night noise from UDASH buses driving down their streets and have requested a route change. Student leaders argue that will take away access for disabled students, and have proposed only running new, less noisy buses at night.
Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid will appoint a student task force, which will focus on designing new cost-efficient, student-friendly routes for the transit system.
The acquisition of talent comes at a time when the company is focused on penetrating the market and growing business, according to officials.
Significant damage to the line identified last week following Hurricane Irene by an aerial inspection includes up to 40 washout locations, including three washouts each at least a thousand feet long near Sloatsburg, a 400-foot section of track washed out just south of Sloatsburg, significant damage to several railroad bridges and exposure of what had been a subterranean signal cable.
Funds will help the the Minnesota Department of Transportation complete preliminary engineering and environmental reviews for the 155-mile Northern Lights high-speed rail project between Minneapolis and Duluth.
A federal judge ruled that the Arizona Legislature's 2010 move to end the Local Transportation Assistance Fund was illegal because the Legislature does not have the authority to change federal Clean Air Act requirements without federal approval, and the funds are part of Phoenix's federally approved plan to fight air pollution.
NJ Transit and Coach USA will see a jump from $4 to $10 on all three Hudson River crossings. Officials say the increase is needed to cope with financial setbacks and complete multiple projects.
The collapse of the Twin Towers caused significant damage to the Cortlandt Street R station as well as the Cortlandt Street station on the 1 line, which remains out of service. The $20 million project to reopen the southbound platform was funded by the Port Authority and the MTA.
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