A culturally diverse transit workforce brings a deeper understanding of the communities being served, an ability to overcome language barriers, and a greater sense of comfort for passengers who share cultural backgrounds with transit personnel.
Biz Briefs features the latest partnerships in the public transit and motorcoach industries.
The project is part of NJ TRANSIT’s Resilience Program and calls for the creation of an additional storage location for rail cars and locomotives that will provide greater protection against future flooding.
More than 1,200 five-foot-tall gates and taller fences have been installed across all stations. The agency also improved its fare boxes across its bus fleet.
The Capital Plan includes targeted investments to rebuild, improve, and expand the MTA system.
The IFACGP awards are the latest action by the Biden-Harris Administration to explore innovative finance and delivery options for public entities, create more housing to lower costs for Americans, and support communities with technical assistance.
Metro Vancouver residents can visit the Access for Everyone website, enter their name, postal code, and email, and a letter will be sent to their local candidates and provincial party leaders urging them to invest in public transit and avoid cuts to services.
Part of the largest transit expansion program in the country, Sound Transit’s transformative Lynnwood Link Extension opened at the end of August.
Beginning in October, Metrolink is adding 32 weekday trains, accounting for a nearly 23% increase in service.
Both bring years of experience to the firm, including stints in freight rail and transit agencies around the nation.
The FHWA-funded grants will be awarded to Operation Lifesaver organizations in Alabama, Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota.
The research, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ANL, found a robust investment in transit service would result in a 53% increase in transit boardings in the region, with a 9% travel time savings and 11% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Alstom anticipates completion of the project by the end of 2027. The contract is for $84 million.
The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to create more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for HUBs.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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