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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 20, 2023

California’s TA Awards $2.3M for Elevated Caltrain Track Project

The city of Burlingame is also contributing $200,000 toward this phase of the project.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 18, 2023

Biden Administration Marks 2nd Anniversary of IIJA

To date, the Administration has announced nearly $400 billion in IIJA funding, including over 40,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 14, 2023

Florida's BCT Unveils Light Transit Procurement Opportunity

Preliminarily estimated at just over $1 billion, the new light rail system will connect Broward County-owned Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, Port Everglades, and the Convention Center.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 10, 2023

CTA's New ADA Fare Gates Enhances Rail Station Access

Work to replace existing Special Access Gates (SAGs) across the rail system will continue through early 2024.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2023

California's SacRT Marks Light Rail Milestones

A groundbreaking ceremony marked the beginning of construction for the passing track near Glenn/Robert G. Holderness Station, while the agency also gets ready to add new vehicles and expand frequencies.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 9, 2023

Transit Ballot Measures Continue Successful Trend

Voters continued to voice their overwhelming support for public transit by approving 14 out of 19 measures supporting public transit.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 9, 2023

MBTA Announces Track Improvement Program

The program is part of the MBTA’s efforts to “Rebuild, Restore, and Reimagine” the public transit system.  

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 9, 2023

New TOD Legislation Renews TransLink’s Call for Provincial Funding Commitment

This legislation represents one of the most significant changes to land use and zoning policy that has ever been seen in the province, but "it won’t succeed unless the three levels of government work together to deliver better transit in this region."

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 9, 2023

March Networks Unveils New Capabilities, Focuses on Future of Video Surveillance

METRO Executive Editor Alex Roman recently spoke to Net Payne, chief sales and marketing officer at March Networks, about the new platform, the importance of surveillance in transit, and how AI will continue to play a role in the industry’s future.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2023

California High-Speed Rail Releases Design Services RFQ

There are more than 25 active construction sites in California’s Central Valley, with the authority having environmentally cleared 422 miles of the high-speed rail program from the Bay Area to the Los Angeles Basin.

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