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A new study also shows that if one in 10 Americans used public transportation regularly, U.S. reliance on foreign oil could be cut by more than 40%.
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The amount of money being talked about to improve and upgrade passenger rail in the U.S. has grabbed a lot of the attention away from public transportation's need for funding.
Read More →Government officials are installing audio surveillance systems on public buses in cities such as San Francisco; Hartford, Conn.; and Eugene, Ore., to record conversations of passengers. The plans raise questions about legally protected privacy in public spaces.
Read More →USDOT found the Chicago Transit Authority’s safety plan insufficient to safeguard commuters on buses and rail, as crime on Chicago transit approaches a decade-high.
Read More →The coalition's purpose will be to provide a forum for an ongoing exchange to assist members in learning more about the operation, management and cost of using clean burning natural gas powered vehicles for transit fleets.
Read More →This new See Say iPhone app allows MBTA riders to proactively communicate with transit authorities and receive alerts from authorities in emergency situations.
Read More →The book is written by transit industry leader Paul Comfort and over 40 top public transit leaders, futurists, and associations is being released March 1, 2020.
Read More →Flora Castillo was presented the award for 2010 Outstanding Public Transportation Board Member. She currently chairs the Board’s Customer Service and Administration committees, overseeing an annual budget of more than $3 billion and 11,000 employees.
Read More →Federal Transit Administrator Marc Molinaro recently addressed the crowd at the APTA's TRANSform Conference, which was held Sept. 14 to 17 in Boston.
Read More →When properly employed, such partnerships between government and the private sector can expedite projects, transfer development and operations risk, and provide better opportunities to leverage limited funds.
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