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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 13, 2023

WMATA to Shut Down Stations in December for Repairs, Upgrades

During construction, Red Line service will be unavailable at Farragut North, Metro Center, and Gallery Place stations with free shuttle buses replacing trains from Dec. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 30.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 12, 2023

L.A. Metro's LIFE Program Hits 250K Enrollments

The LIFE program helps qualifying Los Angeles County residents save money by providing free rides or deeply discounted fares on 13 transit systems across Los Angeles County.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 11, 2023

CTA Red Line Extension in Line For $1.973B in Federal Funding

The grant would be the largest transit infrastructure grant awarded to CTA in the agency’s history.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MBTA Releases Independent Audit, Publishes Internal Safety Review

The investigations revealed deficiencies in track inspection processes, including inconsistencies in documentation and oversight. Both concluded improvements are imperative in terms of leadership, standardizing procedures, increasing staffing and training, and clearly outlining roles and responsibilities.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 8, 2023

MARTA Railcars Heading to Atlantic Ocean Reef Project

The Reef Project deploys large objects to the bottom of the ocean that over time develop into reef habitats for marine wildlife.

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Newsby Alex RomanSeptember 7, 2023

METRO's 2023 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Revealed

Now in its ninth year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners for successful partnerships that positively impacted them. This year's crop also expanded to include passenger rail operations and their supplier partners who have done the same.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 6, 2023

Penn Station’s Long Island Rail Road Train Hall Renovations Complete

WSP was the program management consultant for the $700 million project, which significantly improved passenger circulation and eased congestion at Penn Station.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 4, 2023

MTA Completes Re-NEW-Vation at Canarsie-Rockaway Parkway L Station

This work is part of New York City Transit (NYCT)’s Re-NEW-Vation Program, which utilizes planned weekend service outages to perform upgrades, repairs, and enhanced cleaning in stations within a 55-hour window.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 1, 2023

Denver's RTD Wraps 'Zero Fare for Better Air' Pilot

The state-funded program, which expanded by one month this year, provided access to all RTD’s services during the months of July and August at no cost.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 31, 2023

Take Two: APTA's TRANSform & EXPO Returns to Orlando

The conference makes its return to Orlando after a successful show in 2021 that occurred just as the restrictions of COVID relaxed.

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