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News•by Staff•June 26, 2014

N.Y. MTA eyeing video surveillance for all subway cars

A former FBI agent and president of security system company said it would cost tens of millions of dollars to install the right cameras in all 6,000 cars, but would be worthwhile.

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News•by Staff•June 26, 2014

L.A. Metro approves station to connect rail to airport

The $200 million station would connect Metro's Crenshaw Line, now being built, to a proposed aerial, monorail-like system that will carry passengers to their terminals.

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Videos•by Staff•June 26, 2014

Why Care About the Highway Trust Fund?

The Highway Trust Fund -- our federal funding for roads, bridges, and transit systems -- is on course to become insolvent by August, jeopardizing America's infrastructure and its economy.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2014

D.C. Metro unveils Silver Line TV spots

The 15-second commercials, which will begin airing later this week, encourage the region to “look alive, good times are ahead,” while creatively highlighting the benefits of the new line: access to employment, entertainment, and shopping without the hassles of traffic or the expense of gas and parking.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2014

Metro announces Silver Line opening date

Announcement follows two weeks of progress by the Airports Authority and their contractor to resolve open work items. D.C. Metro GM/CEO Richard Sarles noted that there are still remaining items — such as obtaining Certificates of Occupancy — that are expected to be resolved prior to the opening date.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2014

SkyTran's futuristic elevated transport system to be built in Israel

Touted as a high-speed, energy-efficient, transportation system, skyTran is a network of computer-controlled, 2-person "jet-like" vehicles employing state-of-the-art passive Magnetic Levitation technology.

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News•by Staff•June 24, 2014

Industry mourns passing of COMTO president/CEO, Cunningham

Since her 2001 appointment as head of COMTO, she effectively led the national trade association in unprecedented growth — moving from a single focus of public transit to a focus of multi-modalism, now including aviation, port authorities and state departments of transportation.

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Videos•by Staff•June 24, 2014

D.C. Metro Silver Line Introduction

Silver Line is a 23-mile extension of the existing Metrorail system with new tracks that extend from East Falls Church, through Tysons and Reston, and eventually to Washington Dulles International Airport west to Ashburn.

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News•by Staff•June 23, 2014

Cubic forms data collection, analysis unit

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Urban Insights’ mission is to deliver data-driven insights that will shape the urban transportation network of the future, enable greater mobility and make cities more efficient in the provisioning of transportation services.

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News•by Staff•June 20, 2014

U.S. senators push to raise gas tax to shore up Trust Fund

Proposal would increase the federal gasoline and diesel taxes by six cents in each of the next two years for a total of 12 cents. This would provide enough funding to offset current MAP-21 spending levels over the next 10 years.

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