L.A. Metro receives $545M loan for light rail construction
The agency will use the TIFIA loan to advance construction of a 8.5-mile light rail line and at least six new transit stations with off-street parking.
The agency will use the TIFIA loan to advance construction of a 8.5-mile light rail line and at least six new transit stations with off-street parking.
"Ask Julie" provides both a verbal and written response to customers' travel questions along with related links, and can even send customers directly to the Amtrak website's most relevant page.
Commuters in Boston, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Chicago will be able to order groceries for delivery using their mobile devices at the company's digital grocery aisles on the train platforms.
Forty-four percent of respondents claimed that they would drive if not for the Hampton Roads Transit’s The Tide light rail.
Since this bus debuted at APTA's Bus & Paratransit Conference in May, it has undergone rigorous testing in desert heat up and down the infamous Cajon Pass in California, one of the nation's longest 6% grade roadways, and through thousands of miles of uninterrupted road testing.
Improvements to the corridor will reduce travel time between St. Albans, Vt. and New Haven, Conn., by more than one hour. The project involves installing 10 miles of double track, upgrading a signal system on a portion of the line, and making improvements at 28 road crossings.
Under the previous federal law, the state was able to obtain $3 million two years in a row to replace aging public transit buses. MAP-21, however, focuses on rail and fixed guideway systems, which the state does not have.
To meet growing demand for public transit here, authorities plan to add 109 miles of subway track to the city’s underground network by 2015, and expand city bus lanes by 86 miles.
The new chair of APTA is Flora M. Castillo, Board Member of the New Jersey Transit Corporation in Newark, N.J. Castillo is APTA’s first Latina chair.
Honorees include Long Beach Transit's Larry Jackson, HMM's Peter Cipolla, Lane Transit District's Greg Evans, Denver RTD's Lee Kemp and Parsons Brinckerhoff's Cliff Henke.
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Received APTA's Outstanding Public Transportation System Award for an agency with four million or fewer passenger trips annually.
Recognized as APTA’s Outstanding Public Transportation System Award for an agency with more than four million, fewer than 20 million passenger trips annually, in part due to its partners and employees, according to GM Chuck Kamp.
Was presented with APTA’s 2012 “Outstanding Public Transportation System” award for its efforts to enhance service, efficiencies and overall effectiveness.
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