BART names new police chief
Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART's 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police on Wednesday.
Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART's 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police on Wednesday.
Public awareness day highlights the benefits of public transportation, two of which are saving money and promoting energy independence. More than 120 public transportation systems are participating this year.
Planned DOT policy change would encourage transportation agencies to go beyond minimum standards and provide safe and convenient facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Delivery of the TWINDEXX trains will begin in 2012, and the first vehicles will feature in the standard timetables from December 2013. All 59 trains will be delivered by the end of 2019.
MDT's "AirportLink" is scheduled to open in spring 2012.
Gov. Lingle has said she wants to hold public hearings on the EIS and do an analysis on cost-and-revenue estimates before signing it.
During a public meeting, Wells outlined a series of steps he has taken or plans to take since being appointed last year.
On Tuesday, the authority's board will discuss service cuts, fare increases and layoffs that could fill a $50.6 million gap in next year's budget caused by rising personnel costs and falling state assistance.
Tampa, Fla.'s Mayor Pam Iorio plans to spend her last year in office supporting a measure to fund light rail in Hillsborough County with a 1-cent sales tax.
The Tuas Depot will have the capacity to stable as well as maintain and overhaul 60 six-car train sets, along with sufficient numbers of maintenance locomotives, maintenance wagons and specialist permanent way vehicles.
Opening of a south extension to the system in 2009 has given ridership numbers a huge boost.
The agreement for option vehicles from a June 2009 contract is valued at approximately $745 million.
Monthly transit passes would drop from $49 to $29 for students. Faculty and staff also would be eligible for the $29 passes. North County Transit District leaders are in favor of the proposal.
University officials want the line to run through a yet-to-be-built underground tunnel on campus. Planners say an above-ground route along the campus' main road is the only realistic option.
The train, designed to reach a maximum speed of 250 mph, relies on 8 traction systems with 8 motors in powered bogies, delivering a total power of 10 MW and is capable of a commercial speed of up to 225 mph.
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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