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The transit system projects that use of its paratransit service will grow five percent each year. To help with the rising costs, C-Tran plans on putting two ballot measures to voters next year asking for a percentage of sales tax.
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The estimated $57M contract for 18 DMUs includes options for Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District and its partner agencies to purchase up to 146 cars. The delivery of 18 DMUs is scheduled from the end of 2013 through the middle of 2014.
Read More →In reaction to the corruption scandal earlier this year involving the late Metra boss, Phil Pagano, two state legislators submitted measures that would replace all the board members of the Regional Transportation Authority, the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace.
Read More →The opinion said serving in leadership positions at local agencies coordinating routes and station development for the proposed $43-billion bullet train is legally "incompatible" with an appointment to the rail board under state law.
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Among the administration's responsibilities is overseeing the implementation of civil rights laws and regulations in the nation's transit agencies. These laws include Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance.
Read More →Several studies have come out showing that both developers and their potential customers are increasingly demanding walkable transit-accessible neighborhoods.
Read More →New legislation proposed by the state senate would give the state's executive inspector general authority to investigate the Chicago area's transit agencies. The proposal was created after financial abuse was exposed in an investigation involving Metra's late executive director.
Read More →CALSTART, Sacramento Regional Transit District, TriMet and the Utah Transit Authority were among the agencies that ordered the Balance Hybrid Electric shuttle buses.
Read More →The Association calculates the average cost of taking public transit by determining the average monthly transit pass of local public transit agencies across the country. This information is based on the annual APTA fare collection survey and is weighted based on ridership (unlinked passenger trips).
Read More →In 2012 and 2013, RTA will also receive the annual $5.4 million in operational funding. ODOT made the monetary determination by the size and needs of the state agencies, of which Greater Cleveland RTA is the largest beneficiary.
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