METRO Magazine Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Rail

News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

WTS honors Valley Metro Executive Director

Dave Boggs was named the 2010 Womens’ Transportation Seminar Metropolitan Phoenix Chapter Member of the Year at the annual awards and scholarship ceremony. For more than nine years, Boggs has supported the chapter and participated in the mentorship program.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

Dance performance inspired by public transit

A Los Angeles-based dancer and frequent Metro rider turned his observations of a social choreography present in transit passengers into a 40-minute dance show.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

Fla. Supreme Court: Gov. can reject HSR funds

Ruling on Friday says that Gov. Rick Scott did not violate Florida’s constitution by not accepting the $2.4 billion in federal money that would have funded a proposed high-speed rail system in the state.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

Union: TTC cell phone crackdown unreasonable

Toronto Transit Commission management is firing operators for using their cell phones even when they aren’t driving, claims the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113 president. Agency officials say they are just notifying employees about cell phone usage rules.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

APTA: Public transit users save $9,904 annually

The amount is the highest savings for public transit riders in two years.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

Urban Mapping adds public transportation data

Critical for site selection, marketing, logistics and other activities, the company's public transport data features highly detailed information about more than 150 public transportation systems in North America.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
News•by Staff•March 7, 2011

FTA deputy admin. receives Cal Berkeley alumni award

The award is given annually to recognize alumni for outstanding professional, social, academic, artistic or other achievements at the local, national or international level.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 4, 2011

Senate passes Surface Transportation Extension Act, Obama signs

The legislation freezes funding at fiscal year 2010 levels for highway, transit and highways safety programs.

Read More →
News•by Staff•March 3, 2011

FRA proposes emergency reporting system requirement

Proposal would require railroads to post a toll-free telephone number and the DOT’s National Crossing Inventory identification number at every highway-rail crossing and explicitly authorized pathway grade crossing.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
News•by Staff•March 3, 2011

House passes Fed transportation spending through 2011

Members of both parties said they would prefer a full reauthorization of transportation spending, but also said yet another extension is needed to ensure transportation construction can go forward over the summer.

Read More →