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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2025

California’s SamTrans Votes to Join Regional Transportation Measure

SB 63, introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco and Sen. Jesse Arreguín of Berkeley, would authorize the creation of a regional ballot measure to prevent significant transit service cuts through a half-cent sales tax in participating counties.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2025

Pittsburgh Opens Downtown University Line BRT Stations

The opening of the stations marks a significant milestone in the $291 million project, representing one of the most important public transit infrastructure projects the region has seen in the last decade.

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NJ TRANSIT rail station platform.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 24, 2025

NJ TRANSIT Issues RFQ for New Northern Rail Maintenance Facility

The agency invites design-build teams to prequalify for a major infrastructure investment in Clifton, New Jersey.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2025

Walsh-Fluor Design-Build Team, Stantec Celebrate Opening of 4 New CTA Red Line Stations

The newly rebuilt, fully accessible stations replace century-old infrastructure and reflect one of the most significant capital investments in CTA history.

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Workers constructing and upgraded a GRTC bus stop.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 23, 2025

Virginia’s GRTC Makes Progress on Essential Transit Infrastructure Project

The agency makes steady progress on stop improvements, using equity data to guide where new shelters and amenities go next.

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An NJ Transit River LINE at a stop.
Newsby StaffJuly 21, 2025

NJ TRANSIT Approves FY 2026 Budgets to Sustain Service, Upgrade Infrastructure, and Expand Community Programs

The agency board adopted the $3.16B operating and $1.7B capital budgets, supporting transit upgrades, workforce, and access for seniors and rural riders.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a podium in front of a crowd.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 21, 2025

U.S. Transportation Secretary Opens Discussions on Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Secretary Sean Duffy outlined the infrastructure agenda, signed the Texas deal, and urged states to accelerate project delivery under NEPA.

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Image of a construction site for the high-speed rail project in California with text reading, "California High-Speed Rail Project Faces Federal Funding Cut."
Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2025

FRA Pulls More Funding from California High-Speed Rail Amid Progress and Dispute

USDOT cites failure to meet obligations, while California defends project progress and continues the track-laying phase.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2025

MBTA, WMATA Unveil Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Both projects reflect a growing effort to modernize transit systems for enhanced accessibility, improved safety, and long-term resilience.

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A red, white, and blue SamTrans clean-energy bus.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 10, 2025

California's SamTrans Moves Forward With Permanent Hydrogen Fueling Station Development

Facing limited fueling capacity, the San Francisco agency is developing a new hydrogen station to support its growing fleet of fuel cell buses.

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