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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2024

TransLink: Half of Transit Services Cut without New Funding

The agency is facing a funding gap of approximately $600 million each year — a shortfall in the budget to operate current transit service levels throughout the region.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Adding 36 More Alstom Multilevel Railcars

The purchase continues to advance NJ TRANSIT’s plan to phase out the oldest single level railcars from the fleet.

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Newsby StaffJuly 25, 2024

Renewed Fed Partnership To Expedite Environmental Reviews California High-Speed Projects

The renewed agreement allows the state to continue to stand in the shoes of the FRA for certain duties under federal environmental law, thereby streamlining decision-making and providing for a more efficient environmental review process.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2024

SacRT Lands 3 State Grants for Mobility Projects

The planning grants will help SacRT improve safety, help residents make better transit connections, and meet the mobility needs of the growing region.

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Riders boarding an L.A. Metro Train.
Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2024

LA Metro Ridership Up for 19th Consecutive Month

With 18,792,300 boardings on weekdays, ridership reached 82.1% of its pre-pandemic levels in June, with weekends seeing 6,389,175 boardings, reaching 97.7% of pre-pandemic weekend ridership from June 2019.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2024

INIT Bringing Contactless Payment to San Diego

Contactless Payment is available on MTS buses and Trolleys, and NCTD COASTER, SPRINTER, FLEX, and BREEZE services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2024

Amtrak Unveils West Baltimore MARC Station Renderings

The updated designs build on previous versions shared publicly and were developed in close coordination with MDOT MTA, while also incorporating feedback provided by members of the community and other stakeholders.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2024

MTS Green Lights New Copper Line Trolley

The Copper Line will serve four stations between El Cajon Transit Center and Santee Trolley Station every 15 minutes every day for most of the day.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2024

New York MTA Celebrates New Subway Safety Milestones, Decrease in Crime

Transit crime is down 44.4% this week compared to the same week last year, down 26.6% over the last four weeks compared to the same time period last year, and down 7.8% year to date compared to 2023.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJuly 17, 2024

Biz Briefs: STV, Intersection, and More

The latest in supplier/transit agency news includes partnerships in San Diego, Pennsylvania, Canada, and Chicago.

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