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The proposal, which will be presented at a series of public hearings in May, is focused on maintaining MARTA's long-term financial sustainability, preserving transit service and state-of-good-repair, enhancing some bus routes and implementing new security initiatives.
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In METRO's inaugural Bus Maintenance Survey, transit agencies find they are often asking their maintenance departments to do more with less, including cutting overtime, watching costs, reshuffling mechanic and fueler schedules, and extending vehicle life cycles.
Read More →Three San Joaquin Regional Transit District employees claim they were fired in 2007 for assisting in a civil grand jury investigation of the transit district. The agency said it was due to budget problems.
Read More →In addition to revenues from the general excise tax, now expected to be $3.3 billion over the next 20 years, the project shaved off $200 million from the cost officials reported in a financial plan submitted to the Federal Transit Administration.
Read More →The latest plan to save the struggling rail service would likely propose using funds typically used for transit maintenance and money earmarked for construction projects.
Read More →There will be no service cuts for the first time in three years.
Read More →President William A. Millar said that the funding reductions made to public transportation and high-speed rail are troublesome, since these investments are catalysts to create jobs, and untimely, due to the recent sharp rise in gas prices.
Read More →Midwest High Speed Rail Assoc. Executive Director Rick Harnish released a statement on Monday, asking for supporter to respond to Congress’ decision to cut $1.5 billion from the High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program.
Read More →On the eve of a possible government shutdown, what’s your forecast for the weeks ahead?
Read More →As a result of the economic recession and failure of Proposition 1, the Board of Commissioners directed staff to implement a 35 percent reduction in service by October 2011 to address the agency's budget shortfall.
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