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Articlesby Alex RomanJune 5, 2025

Consultant Q&A: Stantec’s Ryan White on Regulation, Funding, and Community-Centered Solutions

With over two decades of experience, Stantec’s Ryan White shares insights on navigating complex transit regulations, funding challenges, and the importance of authentic stakeholder engagement to deliver inclusive, future-ready transportation infrastructure.

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ArticlesFebruary 26, 2025

The Benefits of Rethinking Resilient Infrastructure for Transit

In the face of climate change, using the Envision framework can help improve the planning and design of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

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Articlesby Alex RomanFebruary 10, 2025

Ballot Measure Kicks Nashville’s Multimodal Plan into High Gear

Six years after a bill was soundly defeated by voters, the recently passed $3.1 billion “Choose How You Move” initiative will utilize a half-cent sales tax to fund expanded WeGo Public Transit services, as well as neighborhood transit centers, 86 miles of sidewalk improvements, and much more.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 6, 2025

Intercity Bus Lines are Making Big Moves on Major Corridors, A DePaul Study Finds

More frequent intercity bus service on the country's busiest routes is giving a boost to an often-overlooked transportation sector, according to “Stepping Up Service, 2025 Outlook for the Intercity Bus Industry,” the latest installment of the Chaddick Institute at DePaul’s annual review of bus travel.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2019

Mayor announces plan to create Atlanta's first city DOT

Announcement starts a period of assessing and developing the organizational and reporting structure of the eventual department.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2018

FTA to provide $26M for transit oriented development planning

Will fund comprehensive planning to support transit ridership, multimodal connectivity, and mixed-use development near transit stations.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2018

Report calls for new, expanded rail systems in Dallas-Fort Worth area

The projected cost of two of the new rail lines suggested would be about $3 billion, according to the Mobility 2045 report.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2018

HNTB adds transportation planners in Austin, San Antonio

Janelle Carey most recently served as a transportation planner for the San Diego MTS. Jason Rodriguez worked in strategic planning for VIA Metropolitan Transit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 8, 2018

Nashville Mayor's massive transit referendum to appear on May ballot

The council, however, tweaked the referendum language to list both the transit proposal's present-day cost of $5.4 billion, as well as the estimated amount of long-term revenue needed for the project, $8.95 billion.

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The Evolution of 'Transit Deserts' and How to Achieve Transit Equity, Mobility

On a Friday night, after class, one of my students was hit by a car, while riding her bike home. Fortunately, she was okay with just a few bruises, although her bike was mangled. This incident is par for the course, as we live in a city with no public transit...

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