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Several hundred Chicago Transit Authority rail union employees protested alleged violations in a four-year labor agreement. The workers claimed that management is violating seniority rules that let customer service employees at rail stations select their work hours. The agency said it is following the agreement and scheduling employees to best serve riders at its busiest stations.
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The project would result in an extensive tri-county bus and rail network in southern Florida.
Read More →Bloomberg data shows that at least $10 billion of Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicles sold by states or transit systems and backed by federal highway or transportation aid are outstanding in the $3.7 trillion muni market. While federal funds will continue to pay debt on the highway bonds, appropriations for the securities through the FTA would be affected by the shutdown.
Read More →Rather than a true bus or rail system, Belfast’s transportation would be more along the lines of bus rapid transit (BRT).
Read More →More than 750 CTTransit workers voted earlier this month to reject a proposed 33-month contract created by CTTransit management. Workers primarily object to a requirement that they contribute to their health care premiums.
Read More →Board of directors will open up search in order to widen the selection, and will begin narrowing the list by early fall.
Read More →Transportation Commissioner Gabe Klein is calling for installing video screens in Chicago’s 2,200 lighted bus shelters. The technology would feature Bus Tracker information, car- and bike-sharing inventory and how long it would take to walk to popular destinations.
Read More →Lift Line, RGRTA’s paratransit system, is paying for the service with $10,500 in funds from the FTA and local partners.
Read More →Anti-poverty groups campaigned for cheaper fares for the impoverished and won support from a local leader, who called for a new fare category for the poor. However, the Société de Transport de Montréal said it could not afford to pay the approximate $33 million need annually to fund such a program.
Read More →ATA Bus plans, manages, and operates fixed route and demand response service within Manhattan, Kansas.
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