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Since President Obama signed ARRA into law on Feb. 17, 2009, grants totaling more than $5.7 billion have been made available for transit improvements throughout the nation.
Read More →Suspended Iowa driver given 4 options. Language on VIA Rail an issue. TriMet retools buses.
Read More →New light rail cars, built by Siemens, will accommodate the service that will be added through the future openings of the West Corridor, I-225 Corridor, Southeast and Southwest extensions. The rest of the new vehicles will arrive every few weeks over the next 18 months.
Read More →The "Transit City Bus Plan" is a long-term plan, with implementation over the next five years and beyond, adding an additional eight million trips per year.
Read More →Project would create thousands of construction jobs and potentially up to 144,000 new jobs directly and indirectly through related expenses and multipliers through the local economy during the life of the construction of the project.
Read More →Aimed as strategy to meet current and future needs related to infrastructure expansion and renewal, as well as the creation of new transit systems.
Read More →Data includes full schedules and geographic information for all MBTA bus, rail, and ferry routes, along with several regional transit authorities.
Read More →Fare gates and TVMs will eliminate cash transactions at the fare gates and help customers access the subway more quickly. Also included in the project are new station agent fare gate control terminals, test equipment, and improved financial and ridership reporting tools.
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Patrons will receive discounts on bus fares, reduced admission to the Minnesota State Fair by showing their library card as part of the "Your Library Card is your Ticket to Ride" promotion on the State Fair's Read and Ride Day, Sept. 2.
Read More →Suspect charged with five counts of willfully making a threat/maliciously conveying false information using fire and explosives, and could receive up to 10 years in prison. The charges cover bomb threat calls from five stations in Washington, D.C., between January and July.
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