The number of public-private partnerships in the U.S. transportation sector has soared to record levels in recent years and continues to climb, according to a new Department study, announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.
Next month, Santa Rosa, Calif.-based CityBus will celebrate its 50th anniversary of service.
The Maryland MTA launched its new Website www.mtagogreen.com, coinciding with Governor Martin O’Malley’s announcement that the agency will be buying only hybrid buses from now on.
A new report from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board says that while millions of people each day rely on transit, few urban area emergency plans have focused on its role in an emergency evacuation.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across U.S. highways.
Bombardier Transportation, in consortium with Talgo, has been awarded a 14-year contract with RENFE, the Spanish National Rail Operator for the maintenance of 45 AVE S-130 high speed trains.
The Chicago Transit Board has approved a five-year $4.2 million contract to outsource certain real estate management responsibilities of CTA properties to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Anti-rail petition misses election ballot. Miami debuts transit enhancements.Light rail arrives in Phoenix.
CTA plans to use the GCRTA system as a model for future service.
Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori (NTV), Italy’s first private passenger railway company operating on the high-speed network, has signed a $9.7 million contract with Alstom for supply of a fleet of 25 AGV trains, with an option for an additional 10 trains.
Amtrak has introduced a new advertising campaign in states along the Northeast Corridor from Virginia to Massachusetts, in support of its Northeast Corridor Regional service re-launch, now known as the Northeast Regional service.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) board of directors has unanimously given the general manager authority to award an up to $3.8 million contract to Beltsville, Md.-based SunEdison LLC, which will install a canopy made out of solar panels in one of the station’s parking lots.
The Utah Transit Authority’s new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a bus called MAX, begins service Jul. 14
RTIC to analyze and disseminate traffic, transportation and tourism information.
Traffic congestion, parking problems and an effort to be more environmentally friendly has prompted the University of Miami to begin offering discounted and free transit passes to full-time staff and faculty beginning June 1.
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