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The agency reported that customers took 264 million trips, a 9% increase over FY24 and 16% above budget projections, generating $462 million in passenger revenue.
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In response to fatal crashes and an FMCSA audit claiming widespread licensing violations, USDOT is tightening eligibility for foreign drivers and threatening penalties against noncompliant states.
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The Cerone Microgrid Project pairs bus charging infrastructure with solar panels and a microgrid, which stores electricity onsite in large batteries and can keep buses accused in the event of a major blackout.
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According to the agency, taking action now to close a $300 million budget gap will enable TriMet to continue providing safe and reliable public transit service.
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The adoption of the amended budgets follows approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation earlier this month that allowed PRT to use up to $106.7 million in state capital funds to cover operating expenses.
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The new data shows major transit technology advances across North America.
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The new National Railroad Partnership Program utilizes over $2 billion in repurposed funding from the California High Speed Rail project.
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PSTA leaders emphasized that the tax reduction reflects both fiscal responsibility and a commitment to innovation.
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R-TRIP is led by Penn IUR Faculty Fellows Leslie Richards, former CEO of PennDOT and SEPTA and now professor of practice at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, and Lead Faculty Advisor Megan Ryerson, UPS Foundation professor and chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the Weitzman School.
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