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The original contract, valued at $100,000, began in 2010 and was set to expire in April 2011. The contract has been extended through the end of 2011 with nearly $200,000 in additional contract budget awarded.
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Renewed the call for an extension of federal transit benefits since the congressional supercommittee that planned to reduce the deficit has disbanded. Benefits are slated to drop from $230 per month to $125 per month on Jan. 1.
Read More →A look at transit agency buses around the U.S. and Canada that made news in 2014.
Read More →Contract includes planning, acquisition, relocation and property management, and transit support services needed for the construction and operation of additional passenger light-rail and commuter rail systems in and around the Seattle area.
Read More →Accepting proposals from qualified professionals to facilitate its three-day Public Involvement in Transportation Decision Making course. The course aims to give transit agencies, planners, transportation specialists, communication professionals and others practical strategies, examples, and tools to address new and existing public involvement efforts in their communities.
Read More →Crews are installing floors, paths, customer service centers, air conditioned tents, picnic tables and restrooms. The agency is shutting down the regular transit center because of security concerns. It will run all bus routes, but will detour around DNC-related street closures.
Read More →The Department of Parking and Transportation plans to purchase new low-floor biodiesel buses and add a kiosk to one of the campus' busiest bus stops.
Read More →The initial release represents the first phase of DART’s efforts to expand access to ridership information. Additional dashboard features, data, and functionality will be introduced in future phases.
Read More →Eleanor, the longest-tenured leader of the six Puget Sound transit agencies, presided over unprecedented expansion of transit services in Snohomish County, including the introduction of the state's first bus rapid transit line, Swift.
Read More →The event was also a celebration of recent reforms to public transportation in the Chicago area, changes that could be as transformative in the future as the major civic achievement a century ago, said officials.
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