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Articlesby Alex RomanApril 29, 2024

Burns Engineering's Payne Talks Passenger Rail and More

METRO Magazine sat down with Payne to discuss challenges facing transit projects, alternative project delivery, high-speed rail, and much more.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 26, 2024

$4.8B WMATA Budget Maintains Service, Avoides Drastic Cuts

Last year, WMATA faced catastrophic cuts to service as it faced an unprecedented $750 million budget gap because of record inflation, more people working from home, and exhausting the last of the federal COVID relief funds for transit.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 26, 2024

New York MTA Unveils Climate Resilience Roadmap

Developed in response to the demonstrated and urgent need to address climate-related threats, the roadmap underscores the MTA’s commitment to ensure reliability and safety in the transit system for generations of New Yorkers to come.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 26, 2024

Report: Bold Investment in Affordable Homes Needed Along Maryland’s Purple Line

With the Purple line expected to open in 2027 and rents already rising along the corridor, the study estimates a $740 million investment is needed to preserve affordability and ensure housing stability for communities along the Purple Line now and into the future.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 26, 2024

TransLink's Plan to Ease Overcrowding Approved

Work is now underway on a 2025 Investment Plan that seeks a long-term solution to help TransLink keep up with unprecedented population growth.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 25, 2024

Long Island Rail Road Marks 190 Years

The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying more than 200,000 customers each weekday. Last year in conjunction with the opening of Grand Central Madison and Main Line Third Track, it operated more than 77,000 more trains than it did the prior year.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 24, 2024

Mineta Study Examines Cyber Risk Landscape

January 2024 had a record number of attacks — the second highest number of attacks for a month ever and 130% more than last January.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Sees 16th Straight Month of Ridership Growth

Average weekday rail ridership saw a 6.4% increase in boardings over March 2023, surpassing 200,000 boardings for the second time since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsApril 23, 2024

Brightline West Breaks Ground on High-Speed Rail Line

The 218-mile Las Vegas to California system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline’s vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive.

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Newsby Alex RomanApril 22, 2024

Lauren Cochran Joins Stadler US

As head of sales and business development, North America, she will lead all commercial aspects of Stadler’s business to support its expansion in the North American market.

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