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The Garden State Initiative analysis examines the roles of Amtrak infrastructure, fleet management, and agency operations while recommending a more performance-based approach to improving reliability.
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Through its NAVI program, JTA is showing how autonomous vehicles, intelligent infrastructure, and coordinated operations can work together to deliver everyday public transportation.
Read More →In February, Illinois legislators began debating a concealed carry law, including whether firearms should be allowed on public transportation.
Read More →Makes several changes to the Regional Transportation Authority Metropolitan and Transit Authority Acts that the RTA has long held are critical to assuring that it is able to carry out its statutorily mandated oversight role.
Read More →Amends the Criminal Code to make it an aggravating circumstance that the judge must consider if the victim of an assault is a public transit operator, defined to include drivers of not just city and intercity buses and surface rail, but also school buses, taxis, ferries and subways.
Read More →Piloted by Peoria Charter’s James Wang, the “Charge On America” tour departed from ABC’s Newark, Calif., facility on July 26, 2023, covering over 2,800 miles and arriving at ABC HQ in Wintergarden, Fla., on August 7.
Read More →Opponents of the policy, which only allows federal transit dollars to be used for capital costs when the population threshold is met, will force some communities to reduce service by 15 to 30 percent.
Read More →Raising concerns about Oregon Public Records Law, which would require the transit agency to release personal information about riders gathered through electronic fare collection upon request. Supporting proposed House Bill 4086, which would exempt information on customers’ personal travel patterns.
Read More →A person must submit fingerprints, pass a written test, submit to a drug test and pass background tests to obtain a CDL school bus driver endorsement.
Read More →Launched during Infrastructure Week, the report found that a majority of Americans are concerned about safety on poorly designed and/or maintained roads and bridges (86%); want their community to invest more money now in quality infrastructure that will stand the test of time (86%); and more.
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