Long before the effects of COVID-19, the public transit industry saw a shortage of vehicle operators and maintainers. During the Covid era, that shortage became more acute — to the extent that many systems have curtailed service due to a lack of staff.
In honor of the occasion, agency employees rode the trains to visit with passengers about TEXRail and to offer colorful commemorative t-shirts for riders.
The LIRR carried approximately 227,623 riders on May 30.
From rebranding to alternative fuel initiatives, the agency serving the Oklahoma City region has come a long way throughout the last decade.
Public engagement is critical to Link21’s success. When projects omit this early engagement, they risk encountering opposition that can slow work and increase costs, as well as creating a project that could harm communities.
Amid the end of the incident period for all COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations, FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez wrote a letter to announce the administration will stop offering COVID-19 relief funding.
WSP USA's Caroline Decker spoke with METRO about a variety of topics, including the handling of record funding, workforce issues, and high-speed rail versus intercity passenger rail.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit CEO Katharine Kelleman discussed the agency’s successful rebrand, how the agency has worked through the COVID-19 pandemic, and its transition to a zero-emission bus fleet.
Micromobility has gone through a period of rapid expansion, contraction, and everything in between over the past five years.
This year’s recipients were instrumental in enacting the 2022 and 2023 THUD Appropriations Acts, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and COVID-19 emergency relief funding.