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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

NJ Transit begins 4-month shutdown of line for PTC repairs

Expanded local and express bus service is being offered for Atlantic City Rail Line user until service returns in January.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Chicago Transit unveils newly modernized Blue Line station

In addition to accessibility upgrades, the project improved station and platform lighting, installed new security cameras, and provided new CTA Bus and Train Tracker displays.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

Calif. approves $2B in funding for infrastructure, rail projects

Funding includes more than $1.3 billion in funding toward nearly 150 transportation projects for additional maintenance, improvements, and construction throughout California.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 5, 2018

DCTA board names new president

Raymond Suarez has served as DCTA’s COO since July 2014.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2018

Houston-Galveston council makes funds available for transportation initiatives

Some of the regional agencies that provide transportation services include Harris County Transit, Fort Bend Transit, and Connect Transit.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2018

Calif.'s SamTrans launches mobile app

Will allow riders to purchase and activate tickets from their smartphone devices, plan trips, and get real-time bus location and schedule information.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2018

Calif.'s VTA endorses Transit as its offical app

Offers real-time tracking and trip planning for VTA light rail and bus, and info on first- and last-mile connections to transit.

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2018

Md. MTA restructuring on track with APTA report recommendations

Will keep agency set to deliver more than $900M in planned rail infrastructure improvements over the next several years. 

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Newsby StaffAugust 30, 2018

DCTA president departs agency

Jim Cline assumed the post in March 2010, after serving as the public works director in Irving, where he worked on Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s light rail line through that city.

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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2018

Illinois, Tennessee obtain FTA safety oversight certification

States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded.

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