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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 27, 2025

Judge Orders Striking California VTA Employees Back to Work

The judge issued the order after hearing arguments from lawyers representing VTA and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 in court earlier this week.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2025

New Online Tool to Track MARTA’s Capital Program Progress

The Project Snapshot Tool provides basic timelines, budgets, and spending progress on all the projects contained in MARTA’s Capital Improvement Program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2025

Seattle's King County Metro Restarting Fare Enforcement

Metro first will focus fare inspections on RapidRide routes, other high-ridership bus routes. and the Seattle Streetcar.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2025

MTA C & D Reports $3B Saved in its First 5 Years

The strategic plan traces construction and development's progress since its founding in 2020 and charts a path forward for an ambitious docket of projects to be completed this year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2025

Boston Celebrates Opening of South Coast Rail

For the first time in over 65 years, the cities and towns of southeastern Massachusetts will now have a passenger rail service to and from downtown Boston.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 24, 2025

Biz Briefs: Transdev, MCI, and More

Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2025

Chicago Agencies Detail Possible Service Cuts, Need for Action

The $770 million budget shortfall that agencies face beginning in 2026 threatens unprecedented cuts to CTA, Metra, and Pace services, the scale of which are now coming into clearer view.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2025

Pittsburgh Looks to Raise Fares, Cut Service Due to Budget Constraints

If approved by PRT's board next week, the agency would begin soliciting public feedback on March 31 and hold three public hearings in April, May, and June before the board adopts next year's budget, which begins in July.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2025

Amtrak's President/CEO Announces Departure

Stephen Gardner assumed the role as president and CEO of the railroad on Jan. 17, 2022, after the retirement of Bill Flynn.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2025

Transportation Secretary Asks New York MTA to Improve Bus, Rail Safety

As noted in the letter, Duffy urged the MTA to act promptly to ensure compliance and avoid additional Federal Transit Administration enforcement actions, such as the redirecting or withholding of federal funding.

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