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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 22, 2023

Approved TTC Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Services

The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.

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ArticlesDecember 20, 2023

How Small Cities Can Optimize Transit to Support Sporting Events, Holiday Crowds

Compared to regular transit service planning, services for special events pose a unique set of challenges to cities of smaller sizes, as well as service providers because they’re non-recurring events without a predictable transit demand.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 20, 2023

CTA Begins Engaging Community to Activate New Spaces Under Red Line Tracks

This space has become available as part of the $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project now underway.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsDecember 20, 2023

FTA Takes Steps to Address Nationwide Transit Worker Assaults

The Administration is encouraging members of the public, transit agencies, and other interested parties to submit comments on the proposed General Directive, which will be open for 60 days until February 20.

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Newsby Alex RomanDecember 15, 2023

Sound Transit To Switch to Flat Fare for Light Rail System

The new fare, $3 per trip for adults, takes effect in Fall 2024, coinciding with the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 15, 2023

Facing Budget Gap, WMATA Budget Proposal Slashes Service, Raises Fares

The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal pandemic relief funds, a subsidy credit provided to jurisdictions in 2020, and historic inflation.

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Articlesby Alex RomanDecember 14, 2023

Innovation Showcase: King County Metro, Connectpoint Team for Signage Project

The synchronized, cloud-based displays can be controlled and managed remotely 24/7 through Connectpoint’s personalized content management system, CPAM, giving KCM messaging flexibility to provide a better customer experience.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 13, 2023

MTI Survey Attempts to 'Put Brakes' on Transit Harassment

The MTI survey provides a rigorously-vetted research method transit operators can use to gather evidence about the extent of passenger harassment.

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Newsby Alex RomanDecember 12, 2023

Sound Transit's CEO Timm Announces Leadership Transition

Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience as Sound Transit approaches the opening of several new extensions, starting with East Link next spring.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 12, 2023

NTVC Report Makes Short-, Long-Term WMATA Recommendations

The report makes near-term recommendations that can provide immediate relief to WMATA and the Virginia localities that provide funding to WMATA, as well as critical actions that must be taken in the coming months.

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