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The Executive Order has two parts. Within 45 days from signing, the Commissioner of Transportation, in her capacity as Chair of the NJ TRANSIT board, will develop and send to the Governor a comprehensive plan to improve riders’ experiences.
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Riders can save on average $788 per month. According to the 2010 edition of the AAA annual report ‘Your Driving Costs’ the cost of owning and operating a vehicle has increased 4.8 percent since last year. The leading factor was the rise in fuel prices.
Read More →Transit systems are facing shrinking budgets and rising costs. Many are looking for different ways to raise revenue. An option is either to create or optimize revenue from an advertising program (allowing interior, exterior, shelter or transit book advertising).
Read More →Most services, including Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express, Maryland's MARC and D.C. Metro resumed regular operating schedules throughout the day and into the evening after track, elevator/escalator, and other structural inspections were performed.
Read More →There are several arguments to be made for increasing public transit access.
Read More →The bipartisan Congressional Public Transportation Caucus will provide a forum for members to engage in constructive dialogue on the challenges and needs of mass transit agencies across the country as increasing demand and decreasing funding are putting unprecedented pressure on America’s public transportation systems.
Read More →The milestone event honored generations of transit workers and showcased how public transportation has evolved into a multimodal system serving one of the nation's fastest-growing regions.
Read More →Supports the recently launched online grassroots campaign "Take Action. Write to Minister Lebel" that aims at engaging dialogue on the national importance of transit and making sure public transit becomes a central-pillar of the next long-term plan
Read More →Fifty percent of riders listen to music or read to intentionally avoid social interaction, according to the study. Seating adjustments could help foster conversation.
Read More →METROspectives speaks with John Andoh, Executive Director and CEO of South Carolina's The COMET mass transportation system. Andoh discusses how The COMET and its workforce are dealing with COVID-19, what it's like to be a manager of a public transportation agency at this time, and what the agency is doing to plan for its new post-pandemic reality.
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