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Articlesby Timothy MenardOctober 15, 2024

Upcoming Election Serves As A Crucial Moment to Modernize Transportation Networks

As the nation faces eventual political change this winter, the direction of America's transportation infrastructure and planning is at an important milestone.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Chicago's Proposed Operating Budget Charts Course for a Better Riding Experience

The proposed spending budget reflects an 8.1% increase (or $161.1 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring, training, and retaining key operations personnel to provide service levels that exceed 2019/pre-pandemic levels.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Transdev U.S. Names New VP, Safety and Security

With more than 15 years of experience in the safety and risk management industry, Joanna Cornell brings a wealth of expertise in implementing advanced safety technologies and driving risk reduction initiatives across large-scale transportation operations.

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Riders boarding an L.A. Metro Train.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 14, 2024

LA Metro Ridership Reaches 1M Weekday Riders

September marks the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year growth for LA Metro.

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A Metra train switching tracks.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 11, 2024

Metra’s Proposed Operating Budget Lacks Fare Increases

Metra’s proposed $1.1b operating budget for 2025 also includes $366.4m for capital improvements.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2024

California's SacRT Launches Survey to Enhance Rider Safety, Address Harassment

The effort is part of California's commitment to creating safer and more inclusive public transportation systems.

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A trolley in San Diego offering free rides on the city's Free Ride Day.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 9, 2024

San Diego Experiences Ridership Surge on Free Ride Day

MTS and NCTD logged more than 340,000 passenger trips on this year’s free ride day.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2024

Denver's RTD sees customer, community survey improvements

In August, customers were asked to complete the intercept survey and provide their feedback while riding RTD’s buses and trains, and the results were shared during the RTD board’s Performance Committee meeting.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2024

Report Examines Other Sectors to Solve Transportation Construction Workforce Shortage

The Mineta Transportation Institute's findings in this project are from a literature review of current sources and informal interviews with stakeholders of the three economic sectors of interest (agriculture, tech, and healthcare).

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Mary Lou Franzoni and Brian Sullivan.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 8, 2024

Palmetto Breeze Executive Director Retires; Replacement Named

Mary Lou Franzoni, executive director of Palmetto Breeze since 2014, is retiring on November 1 with Brian Sullivan stepping in to fill the position.

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