Welbes named new FTA executive director
In his new position, Welbes will be accountable for providing executive leadership and continuity for the day-to-day administration and operation of the full range of FTA's responsibilities.
In his new position, Welbes will be accountable for providing executive leadership and continuity for the day-to-day administration and operation of the full range of FTA's responsibilities.
Annual award honors “a woman who is an outstanding role model and has contributed to the advancement of women and minorities in transportation.”
Developing the new rules is a necessary first step to specify how the technically complex PTC systems must function and describe how FRA will assess a railroad’s PTC implementation plan before it can become operational.
Ready to respond with $661 million in freeway projects; $102 million in bus transit projects; $128 million in rail transit projects and $1.1 billion in city and county public works projects.
Work begins immediately and is scheduled for completion in 20 months.
216 public transit systems identified more than 700 transit projects, totaling $12.2 billion, that could be initiated within 90 days of federal funding, to create and support 340,000 jobs in the U.S.
He is retiring from the U.S. Congress after serving seven terms representing the 18th District of Illinois. He served on the House Appropriations Committee.
He will wait until a successor is named and on board.
Congress requesting funds for D.C. to N.Y.C. high-speed rail. Hybrid bus co. to create hundreds of jobs. Bike commuter benefit details unclear.
Site features new tools and intuitive navigation making it easier for customers to access the information they most commonly seek, whether from a desktop or from a mobile device.
Total contract value approximately $176 million, with shares of around 50 percent for each partner.
Customers will be able to find out when their next bus or streetcar will arrive by information displayed on screens in subway stations or at select TTC stops.
Metrorail customers will notice that the new public address system plays two chimes prior to the start of a station announcement to get people’s attention.
Aiming for transit patrons to pay for rides on Metro Rail and buses and local municipal buses with a single, rechargeable card.
Under the expansion project, of the MBTA’s 410 coaches, 258 will eventually be equipped with wireless Internet. By spring 2009, at least two coaches per train set on all 13 lines will be Wi-Fi ready.
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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