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The expansion, driven by substantial growth along the Pacific Coast and neighboring states, helps to provide customers west of the Mississippi River with closer, more responsive service.
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The 10-year, 0.3627-mill transit tax will fund transit services that are a part of TheRide’s Five-Year Transit Improvement Program. The tax will raise approximately $403,000 when first levied.
Read More →Protests in Brazil over fare hikes have sparked authors at The Economist and Slate magazine to put in their two cents on the future of fares. They contend that they are costly to collect and that transit systems may be more effective at cutting traffic congestion and improving service if they were fare-free. Could that ever happen in the U.S.?
Read More →While the agency’s light rail ridership forecasts seem overly optimistic and its citizen-oversight panel is insubstantial, the agency did adapt well to the recession.
Read More →Regional transportation officials approved a plan to allow the agencies to divert millions of dollars intended to maintain or purchase buses and railcars to fill substantial gaps in their operating budgets.
Read More →Site includes an expansion of the popular “DepartureVision” feature, which enables customers to view train departure screens on their computer or mobile device. The feature is now available at most NJ Transit rail stations.
Read More →Up to 50% of transit delays consists of waiting at red lights in signalized intersections and these upgrades have the potential to significantly reduce that time.
Read More →Mary Cummings will work alongside Deputy CEO and Chief System Officer Kimberly Farley.
Read More →The $32 million, of which $17 million will come from the ARRA Tribal Transit Program, will pay for 100 transit projects for tribes in 22 states.
Read More →The Helsinki metropolitan area public transportation system incorporates a subway, streetcars, commuter trains, buses, ferries and now bike share. All modes of public transportation are included in the regional Journey Planner, which finds the optimal route from point A to point B using all modes of transportation.
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