Sound Transit To Switch to Flat Fare for Light Rail System
The new fare, $3 per trip for adults, takes effect in Fall 2024, coinciding with the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension.
The new fare, $3 per trip for adults, takes effect in Fall 2024, coinciding with the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension.
The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal pandemic relief funds, a subsidy credit provided to jurisdictions in 2020, and historic inflation.
The synchronized, cloud-based displays can be controlled and managed remotely 24/7 through Connectpoint’s personalized content management system, CPAM, giving KCM messaging flexibility to provide a better customer experience.
The MTI survey provides a rigorously-vetted research method transit operators can use to gather evidence about the extent of passenger harassment.
Since joining Sound Transit in September 2022, Timm has overseen a renewed emphasis on the rider experience as Sound Transit approaches the opening of several new extensions, starting with East Link next spring.
The report makes near-term recommendations that can provide immediate relief to WMATA and the Virginia localities that provide funding to WMATA, as well as critical actions that must be taken in the coming months.
The awards will improve the safety and reliability of movement of people and freight, as well as improve quality of life for rural residents, through investment in critical roads, bridges, and other transportation systems.
During this phase of testing, the new low-floor trains will simulate real-world scenarios, actively pulling into stations, deploying ramps, opening and closing doors, and proceeding to the next station.
The unprecedented investment in America’s nationwide intercity passenger rail network builds on a $16.4 billion investment announced last month for 25 projects of national significance along America’s busiest rail corridor.
The inclusion of these two corridors into the program will help Virginia advance its goal of establishing an east-to-west passenger rail corridor.
The service improvements are possible because Caltrain is replacing all the aging diesel trains between San Francisco and San Jose with electric trains that provide better service performance and quality, according to the agency.
The U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition says the federal investment is a sign that “the tide has turned” for high-speed rail in America.
The agency’s overall ridership has recovered 85% from its 2019 days, when it had its highest ridership year with 4,495,039 passengers; and weekend ridership has fully recovered back to 100%.
The CTB's TRIP program aims to grow and improve transit use by enhancing the regional connectivity of urban areas, eliminating obstacles to transit accessibility for low-income riders, and more.
The agency will now begin the final major phase of construction in this area, which includes fully rebuilding the remaining two, century-old Red and Purple elevated tracks.
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