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A letter from FTA to New York and New Jersey officials said the first phase of the project, estimated at $11 billion, seeks a 50% federal investment that is "considerably higher than much existing precedent for past 'mega projects'" and would deplete the existing grant program.
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Julie Timm becomes the sixth CEO and the first female CEO in the agency's history.
Read More →Monica C. Fowler will also serve as the agency’s treasurer, with oversight of budget, finance, accounting, grants, and procurement
Read More →Previous EXPO themes of security took a back seat to issues such as fuel prices and global warming. Major evidence of this shift was the dominant presence of hybrid vehicles on the show floor, as well as other eco-friendly product offerings. Off the show floor, session topics focused on dealing with rising operational costs, federal reauthorization, public-private partnerships, customer service and sustainability.
Read More →Officials looking into partnering with the university in applying for $35 million in federal stimulus funding to build a four-level multimodal transportation complex.
Read More →Chicago loses $153M transit grant. SFMTA chief possible Obama appointee. Review: TriMet, Portland not communicating during storms.
Read More →The group is asking U.S. transportation officials to freeze $3 billion in federal funds awarded to California, almost all of which is being saved for the start of construction in 2012, until minorities are no longer "left out" of the contracting process.
Read More →Feds are looking into Norfolk Light Rail records. Agency President and CEO declined to comment on the other documents received.
Read More →The 23 buses, dubbed the “Double Talls,” are replacing 60-foot articulated buses that were manufactured in 1998 and are beyond their federal replacement schedule. The vehicles will seat more passengers than the buses they are replacing, require less maintenance and less fuel than the buses they are replacing.
Read More →Over the past century, public transportation has evolved through innovation in areas such as technology, social policy, legislation, regulation and funding. The following are the perspectives of inudstry notables on what they deem as key innovations of the past century.
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