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NewsMarch 9, 2017

Profile: Phil Washington, CEO of L.A. Metro

The man who runs public transit in Los Angeles — the biggest county in the nation, with 88 cities and 10 million people — grew up in the projects of Chicago’s South Side. With five sisters and a father who left the family before he was born, Phil Washington couldn’t be a kid for long. “I saw first hand how the lack of transportation services really impacts lives,”...

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Newsby StaffMarch 9, 2017

2 KC streetcar petitions headed for August ballot

One of the petitions seeks two sales taxes totaling three-eighths of a cent for 25 years to pay for streetcar expansion, while the other would prohibit Kansas City from doing any planning or implementing of any fixed-rail expansion without a citywide vote.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

Keolis unveils plan for fare gates at 3 MBTA stations

The additions are intended to cut down on estimated $35 million the system loses to fare evaders annually.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

N.C. Durham-Orange light rail project plans reports, vote for April

The FTA told GoTriangle in a recent email that the two counties involved must be committed to paying at least 30% of the project’s local cost, or $371.1 million, before the project can be approved for engineering work.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

New York MTA Police charge man with hate crimes for graffiti incidents

The suspect was identified as Pasquale Vargas, 65, of Brooklyn. Police believe Vargas is responsible for multiple instances of bias graffiti at Penn Station since February 18.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

Hyperloop One reveals 1st images of Nevada development site

Company unveiled images for "DevLoop" during the Middle East Rail conference held in Dubai.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

Alstom delivers last vehicle for SBB Pendolino fleet

This last delivery completes SBB’s tilting fleet, which now counts 19 Pendolino trains.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

Metra to conduct 51 safety blitzes in 2017

Safety employees will be at one of the commuter railroad’s 241 stations during the morning commute, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety, answering questions and listening to commuters’ safety concerns.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2017

WMATA revised budget restores some service, maintains 'balanced sacrifice'

GM Paul J. Wiedefeld’s revised plan would increase rail, bus, and parking fares for the fiscal year that begins July 1, as originally proposed.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2017

Boston transportation plan touts 58 projects to improve mobility

Plan includes policies for restructured bus routes, autonomous vehicles and development of 'microhubs' with access to bike- and carshare options.

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