MBTA hits record ridership high of 1.35M
Set a record over its 47-year history, up from 1.34 million trips in 2008 on an average weekday. The agency attributed the increase to higher gas prices and employment numbers.
Set a record over its 47-year history, up from 1.34 million trips in 2008 on an average weekday. The agency attributed the increase to higher gas prices and employment numbers.
The North County Transit District, in cooperation with the City of Solana Beach, will continue exploratory work at the Solana Beach Transit Station on a transit development project. The grant will fund a parking management study, real estate advisory services, project design and environmental activities.
Hawkeye Stages’ new coach features 52 leather passenger seats; a clean-diesel Cummins engine and ZF ASTronic transmission; a high-end Bosch entertainment system with 15-inch video monitors; and 110-volt outlets and Wi-Fi.
NYCT reports subway crime has risen 17 percent so far in 2011, with about 1,000 riders the victims of larceny. The Apple iPhone is listed as the most popular item to be stolen.
The association's response to the NTSB's curbside motorcoach safety report also cites the need for inspections of motorcoaches in facilities at their point of origin or destination.
The fatal accident rate for curbside carriers from January 2005 to March 2011 was 7 times that of conventional bus operations: 1.4 fatal accidents per 100 vehicles for curbside carriers compared with 0.2 fatal accidents per 100 vehicles for conventional scheduled carriers.
The new project business plan shows that the project costs over a 20-year construction period will be much higher than the initially projected $43 billion. However, it is forecast to be profitable even with low ridership numbers and would not require public operating subsidies.
A report released by MassINC said that the federal government would likely decline the state’s request for help in paying for the nearly $1 billion transit extension, due to the agency’s debt load and lack of a long-term transportation finance bill.
A team of 38 highly skilled ASE-certified technicians employ state-of the art diagnostic technology to take care of preventative maintenance, repairs and more.
He succeeds William Millar, who retired on October 31 after serving 15 years as APTA president. Melaniphy was unanimously approved by the APTA board of directors in July after an extensive search that included a pool of 180 candidates.
To help keep the public informed about real-time construction updates, Omnitrans also launched a new sbX Twitter handle.
MTA's CharmCard is linked to the SmarTrip card in the Washington, D.C. region. Together, both cards enable riders of public transportation to travel seamlessly within the network of transportation services in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.
The new GFI Odyssey “talking” fareboxes will accept more payment options, including cash, Metro tokens, and transfers, and offer improved ridership reporting capabilities.
Also launching is the CTA Budget Ideas Board — an online feedback forum for the proposed 2012 budget — and the new CTA Updates, a subscription text/email service for customers to receive alerts on any unplanned events affecting service.
OC Transpo plans to boost the UPass cost to $360 for an annual pass for Carleton and University of Ottawa students, $70 more than the current cost of $145 per semester.
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