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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Up for 17th Straight Month

In April 2024, Metro had 26,210,300 boardings on its bus and rail services. A total of 21,286,056 rides were taken each weekday, with Saturday boardings at 2,702,268 and Sunday boardings at 2,221,976.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2024

Pittsburgh Passes FY25 Capital, Operating Budgets

The operating budget totals $539.3 million, an increase of less than 1% over last year’s budget, reflecting changes in inflation, rising costs in goods, and a labor shortage that is affecting transit agencies across the country.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Approves EIR for East Side Extension

The action finalizes the environmental review for this two-phased project that will extend the Metro E Line nine miles further east from its current terminus at Atlantic Station in East Los Angeles to Lambert Station in the City of Whittier.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

Sound Transit Set to Launch Fare Inspection Program

The first phase of the rollout will begin June 3. Fare Ambassadors will continue to conduct fare checks on board Link and Sounder trains.

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PodcastsMay 23, 2024

Talking Differently About Public Transit with Mark Aesch

Mark Aesch, CEO/Founder of TransPro Consulting, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss how to think differently about transit, moving away from the ridership question, his Rays The Mark Foundation, and much more.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

IndyGo Lifts Interim Tag, Name Pyrz President/CEO

Jennifer Pyrz joined IndyGo in April 2020 as the agency’s chief development officer and VP, infrastructure, strategy, and innovation, overseeing all day-to-day planning, design, and construction at IndyGo.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2024

New York MTA Reports On Fare Evasion Reduction Efforts

Convened in the spring of 2022, the Blue-Ribbon Panel, consisting of education, social justice, business, and law enforcement experts, was given a mandate to investigate the root causes of fare and toll evasion and develop a comprehensive strategy to combat it.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 23, 2024

Maryland Transit Preserves Commuter Bus Service, Limits Service Reductions

The agency announced it will retain service on all routes at reduced frequencies to connect riders from the suburbs to job centers in the metropolitan Baltimore and Washington region. The new schedules will go into effect on July 1.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 23, 2024

Feds Make $10.5M Available for Housing Near Transit

FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning supports local planning and investment near transit hubs to promote sustainable, livable, and equitable communities, with a focus on projects that plan for affordable housing.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 22, 2024

COTA Board Approves Ballot Measure to Expand Transit, Improve Access

The levy would generate the public funding portion of the revenue to initiate the LinkUS Initiative, a comprehensive mobility solution to address growth, affordability, sustainability, and opportunity in our region.

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