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Switching from one operator to three new companies is expected to cost $184 million. But the county is banking that the investment in hiring more help will correct late bus pickups and other service problems that triggered a flood of rider complaints, according to the report.
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Ridership is up for several agencies by up to 80%, including OKC's EMBARK and Richmond, Va.'s GRTC.
Read More →Jointly announced by the heads of the U.S. Departments of DOE, DOT, HUD, and EPA, the Blueprint is the first milestone deliverable of the historic MOU signed by the agencies in September of last year.
Read More →SB 63, introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Sen. Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley, would authorize the creation of a regional ballot measure to prevent significant transit service cuts through a half-cent sales tax in participating counties.
Read More →The GOP proposal, released Tuesday afternoon, comes as lawmakers scramble to come up with a way to replenish the Department of Transportation's depleted Highway Trust Fund before a predicted August bankruptcy date.
Read More →The Brussels based UITP’s World Congress is the major global gathering of the world’s public transport industry to network, review progress and innovation, understand trends from suppliers as well as focus on the challenges that public transport faces in delivering a viable, sustainable future for the world.
Read More →In a recent poll, 59% said they would support a second Transbay Tube to help ease BART’s overcrowding, even though the price would be high. The poll did not offer cost estimates or ask if those surveyed would be willing to tax themselves for the improvement.
Read More →Expanding on Part I, the author takes a further look at public transport, including rail and micromobility options in the region.
Read More →METROspectives speaks with Paul Comfort, VP, business development at Trapeze, and host of the Transit Unplugged podcast. Comfort discusses the present and future of public transportation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, his perspectives on what it's like to unpack an action plan, and his new book "The Future of Public Transportation."
Read More →The plan, which is preperation for the summer Olympics in 2028, includes light rail expansions, a bus rapid transit network, and highway improvement and widening efforts.
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