As I write this, we are a few days away from another potential government shutdown if negotiations on border security are not hammered out.
The state’s high-speed rail authority will focus now on building only the Central Valley segment of the planned San Francisco to Los Angeles train.
Nearly 50% interested in access to different transportation modes for door-to-door travel with a single payment for the entire trip.
A planned four-mile streetcar system would stop at key downtown Los Angeles stops.
The 4.7-mile light rail line will serve some of the region’s most densely populated communities that currently lack access to rail transit.
The new facility will accommodate up to 45 buses and provide cost savings for the agency, with less buses having to travel to an alternate facility.
Half of the Durham-Orange light rail’s cost — totaling over a billion dollars — is expected to come from the federal government.
Only 3.6% of the TIGER grants that were recently announced went to public transit projects, representing a significant decrease in public transit TIGER grants.
"Public transit wastes my money." This is a fairly common argument to encounter when discussing public transportation. It’s easy to say this when looking at delays, faulty service, or drab trains and buses.
Allocates $100 billion for a grant competition with preference given to applicants that raise revenue such as taxes, fees or tolls, and would limit federal help to 20% of new money generated.
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