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With residents pushing for public transit in Albany County, officials say federal grants and job creation could come with creation of a countywide transit authority.
Read More →ISE believes that, despite these reductions, it can continue the regular day-to-day operation of its business.
Read More →LVRE has been planning for the establishment of a "Vegas-style" passenger train service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas since early 2009. Roundtrip service will be Thursday through Monday each week with an introductory price of $99 roundtrip.
Read More →In June 2010, when ridership usually slumps as a result of the summer heat, Metro saw a 15 percent increase from 815,566 in 2009 to 942,154 in 2010.
Read More →Work includes rehabilitating track components, replacing rail car components and AVL equipment installed on buses prior to 2002.
Read More →After a top-to-bottom safety review that began shortly after a fatal bus accident last April, the agency will recruit a Director of Safety and Security, require all personal electronic devices be turned off while operating a bus or train and form a Safety and Service Excellence Task Force.
Read More →The Winston-Salem Transit Authority is considering a ban on smoking in covered bus shelters after a rider complaint about a shelter near a hospital.
Read More →Staff is also directed to continue to look for ways to cut more costs without impacting service until the voters have their say in February of 2011.
Read More →PennDOT received $5 million to update systems to improve efficiency, mainly of paratransit services. SEPTA received $4 million to renovate intermodal facility.
Read More →Data from 2010 show the overall vehicle compliance rate at 80.0 percent (80.4 percent in 2009), with an overall driver compliance rate of 95.6 percent (unchanged from last year). More than 9,856 CVSA -certified inspectors at 2,482 locations across North America performed 65,327 truck and bus inspections.
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