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Unless enough consensus emerges to finally get a full, six-year bill, look for a series of short-term extensions — and more challenges — throughout 2010.
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Working closely with New Flyer, city transit officials customized a sleek, articulated hybrid vehicle for the Euclid Corridor, representing the state of Ohio's first venture into the world of BRT.
Read More →It is now unlikely that streetcar systems will get much traditional transit funding, regardless of their appeal to local communities and national sustainability objectives.
Read More →President William Millar told the House of Representatives that transit reductions of 30 percent or more outlined in the FY 2012 budget proposal by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) would halt thousands projects needed in the years ahead. He added that while transportation programs account for less than 3 percent of the federal budget, they support or create more than 2.5 million jobs annually.
Read More →The $22.5 million three-story, 25,700-square-foot facility was funded with federal and state grants.
Read More →Through a pilot project, CEQ and the U.S. DOT will work with stakeholders to identify efficiencies to speed the environmental review process and inform selection of service types and station locations for high-speed rail in the Northeast Corridor. The pilot will engage federal, state and local governments and the public in the environmental review process.
Read More →The Austin, Texas-based system will equip 120 buses with four to seven cameras at a cost of $560,000 made possible by a federal grant.
Read More →Employers can provide up to $100 per month in tax-free benefits to employees who ride public transportation to work.
Read More →It will cost the MTA nearly $40 million to purchase the buses by the end of 2005, and another $40 million a year to operate them.
Read More →Total contract to be worth $674.8 million
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