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Citing affordability and timing, the Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to recommend a busway over light rail, which it endorsed in 2009.
Read More →December 2011 marked the eighth month in a row of increased ridership throughout the RTA system.
Read More →Includes procurement of 10 low-floor branded buses, construction of 12 new RTS stations and the installation of traffic signal priority at 42 intersections.
Read More →Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced their support for a shorter version of the light rail project that would be built as part of an upgraded system of rapid transit buses.
Read More →Despite a recent reallocation of a grant to bus rapid transit, the city may receive additional funding for the project.
Read More →Despite Mayor Bing’s recent decision to end the proposed rail plan in favor of BRT, many investors are still supporting a scaled-back version of the project.
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These dedicated rights of way, which are a rarity in the U.S., despite the growing popularity of bus rapid transit systems.
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Minimalist clean design, high quality customer assistance and distinctive product branding are similar principles that bus rapid transit systems can follow for success.
Read More →Determined cheaper than rail, BRT got its due this week in Detroit and Nashville, Tenn., as they named it their best transit option. Many other cities have come to similar conclusions. However, with high-speed rail being declared “dead” in the press last week, is there an assault on rail projects in general?
Read More →The minimum estimated costs for the light rail project reached $550 million, with no guarantees for operating funding.
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