Chicago Transit Authority delays fare hikes
Deal struck with the state of Illinois to curtail increases in exchange for limited funds.
Deal struck with the state of Illinois to curtail increases in exchange for limited funds.
The myStop automated telephone system, which lets passengers get schedule information by phone, is similar to the voice-activated phone systems used by some airlines to relay flight schedule information.
When completed in June 2010, it will be the first real-time, high-bandwidth mobile wireless video surveillance subway system in Korea and the world, costing an estimated total of $60 million.
New MassDOT appointee has a conflict of interest due to current membership on the MBTA Retirement Board, Sen. Baddour said.
District has submitted an application to receive a portion of the $8 billion in federal stimulus funding for rail. The Obama administration identified Texas’ I-35 rail corridor as a priority area for future passenger rail.
Survey of more than 5,500 customers was conducted in August and has a margin of error of +/- 1.3 percent.
Commitments to reduce costs up to a total of $1 million on current contracts.
Conference highlights included updates on state legislative affairs, tips on low-cost marketing, finding new sources of ad revenue, and offering Google Transit.
Significant technological improvements have reduced the negative environmental impact of in-ground lifts. Types of lift designs available include multi-post runway, mobile, parallelogram, scissor, in-ground and surface-mounted.
On the verge of receiving ARRA funding, many agencies were either left scrambling to stretch funds using ‘creative financing’ or playing it more conservatively. A new report calls for increased fed funding to help circumvent money woes should the economy, financial downturns worsen or occur again.
This past summer saw three new light rail lines open in Dallas, Portland, Ore. and Seattle. With significant community support each city had successful rollouts, greater ridership than originally anticipated and voters are asking for more.
Most independent experts think that the stimulus spending has added at least one percentage point to economic growth in each of the last two quarters — not enough to create many new jobs, but a much better situation than the 18 months before.
Several recent reports and bills currently being considered by Congress provide some indication of the direction of the policy shifts being considered.
Over the last year, an individual riding public transportation would have saved an additional $255 due to the 41 cent increase of gasoline per gallon since November 2008, the report found.
Costing at least $1.7 billion, the line will provide unprecedented transit opportunities for residents who so far have been under-served by the county's rail network.
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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