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News•by Staff•September 12, 2024

Study Finds Robust Investment Benefits Chicago Transit, Non-Transit Users

The research, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ANL, found a robust investment in transit service would result in a 53% increase in transit boardings in the region, with a 9% travel time savings and 11% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

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News•by Staff•September 11, 2024

Seattle's King County Signs Pledge to Support Historically Underutilized Businesses

The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to create more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for HUBs.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2024

RATP Dev USA Lands Contract in California

Under the new agreement with Visalia Transit, RATP Dev USA will oversee 85 vehicles and provide a diverse range of services, including fixed route, paratransit, commuter, park shuttle, and a brand-new microtransit service.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2024

DART Study Shows Development Near Light Rail Boast Significant Economic Benefits

The data comes from a recent study conducted by the University of North Texas Economic Research Group.

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News•by Staff•September 9, 2024

California High-Speed Rail Authority, City Reach Agreement

To continue important statewide efforts for California High-Speed Rail and for housing and transit-oriented development on the Brisbane Baylands, the Authority and the City have developed a framework for their future collaboration on compatible projects

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News•by Staff•September 9, 2024

Siemens Set to Open High-Speed Railcar Production Facility in N.Y.

The first-of-its-kind facility in the U.S. will produce the country’s first high-speed trains, the American Pioneer 220, which will operate on Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California line.

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Articles•by Staff•September 9, 2024

Swiftly CEO Talks Recent Acquisition, Power of Tech in Transit

METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman recently spoke to Swiftly CEO/Co-Founder Jonny Simkin about the Hopthru acquisition, the power of data, transit’s readiness to assess new technologies, and much more.

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News•by Staff•September 6, 2024

L.A. Metro Lands $893M from Feds for Light Rail Transit Project

The transformational light rail line will create important new connections with a host of new and existing local and regional transit services in the San Fernando Valley, including Metrolink, Amtrak, Metro G Line, Metro B Line, and other planned Metro transit projects now in the works.

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News•by Staff•September 6, 2024

Proposed SEPTA Fare Adjustments Look to Address $240M Budget Deficit

While the state budget includes a small additional distribution to SEPTA, it is less than one-fourth of what the authority originally requested, and the need for a permanent solution grows more urgent by the day.

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News•by Staff•September 6, 2024

Amtrak Breaks Ground on New Connecticut River Bridge

The modern, more resilient, moveable bridge now being constructed by Amtrak will feature a trunnion bascule span design with modern track, signal, catenary, power, communication, and other supporting rail infrastructure.

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