MagneMotion Inc., a company founded by Richard D. Thornton, emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received a $7.9-million grant in 2008 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to conduct a three-phase test of its patented Maglev technology.
University cites desire to lessen carbon footprint.
The buses will be put out for bid this spring and should arrive in eight months to a year, depending on manufacturer lead times.
Positive results during a pilot program are spurring the agency to bring text messaging capability to all its bus lines and, eventually, provide real-time bus updates rather than just scheduled arrivals.
Under the leadership of President Eric C. Peterson, the organization will broaden its scope to promote high-speed rail in cooperation with the broad range of stakeholders; including federal and state governments, associations, manufacturers, service providers, consumers and advocates.
Historical, restored station less than one mile away from campus now available for students to catch the “Ethan Allen Express” rail service.
Survey shows two-thirds of grad students work on campus during summer.
Application is already available on 10 campuses across the U.S., including UCLA, the State University of New York Purchase, Minnesota, Stanford and the University of Michigan.
Core of plan is a program called IntelliDriveSM, a multimodal initiative to support safety, mobility and environmental enhancements by providing safe, interoperable wireless connectivity between vehicles (autos, buses, trucks, rail, and other fleets), infrastructure and passengers' devices.
Center will build on the efforts of other already existing APTA committees, including the High-Speed and Intercity Rail Committee and the Legislative Committee.
The Third Street Light Rail project represents the most significant investment in the expansion of the Muni system in generations.
Alstom will begin speed runs on Jan. 14 and will also carry out tests to validate and approve signaling and safety equipment prior to approving the AGV series for NTV.
The 95.21 percent overall OTP is the best since modern record keeping began in 1979 and included 81 rush hour periods when on-time performance reached 100 percent.
May allow use of cameras in bus lanes to control traffic use.
Two Chicagoans claim that funding disproportionately favors Metra over the Chicago Transit Authority, violating civil rights laws.
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