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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 15, 2024

New Report Examines Racial/Ethnic, Gender Diversity in Transit

The Mineta Transportation Institute's study concludes that the transit workforce is not representative of the U.S. labor force in terms of either sex or race/ethnicity.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2024

San Diego's MTS Approves $243M for Transit Improvements

In total, 64 projects will be funded by the Capital Improvement Project.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2024

D.C. Transit Police to Begin Issuing Fare Evasion Citations

Emergency legislation, passed unanimously by the DC Council and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, includes a provision requiring anyone stopped for fare evasion to provide their true name and address, allowing police officers to issue civil citations.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 14, 2024

Feds Announce $900K in Grants to Support Intercity Passenger Rail

Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the IRC Program provides new opportunities to entities implementing IRCs to advance multi-state and regional passenger rail service efforts.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 13, 2024

Ohio's COTA Names New President/CEO

Monica Tellez-Fowler was voted unanimously by the board to take over for Joanna M. Pinkerton following her departure on May 6.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 13, 2024

AECOM's Report Focuses on Future of High-Speed Rail Delivery

The report, which is part of AECOM’s ongoing Future of Infrastructure thought leadership series, investigates the latest industry trends and outlines best practices for the successful delivery of HSR systems around the world.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 13, 2024

Locally-Led California Projects Land $236M to Reconnect Communities

The funding is aimed at reconnecting communities cut off by transportation infrastructure decades ago, leaving entire neighborhoods without direct access to opportunity, like schools, jobs, medical offices, and places of worship.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 12, 2024

Florida's Tri-Rail Hits Ridership Milestone

It is the first time the average weekday ridership was over 14,000 in any month since February 2020, exactly four years ago, when Tri-Rail ridership was regularly at 15,000 daily rides.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 12, 2024

NJ TRANSIT Advances Hoboken TOD Project

The project is a multi-phased initiative that will consist of mixed-use development and public infrastructure improvements to the Hoboken Bus Terminal, Ferry Terminal Building, and the area surrounding the rail station.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 12, 2024

Caltrain Continues to Successfully Test Electric Trains

The testing will allow the agency to ramp up the testing of the new fleet as the launch of electrified service this fall grows closer.

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