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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 14, 2024

Chicago's Metra OKs $1.1B Operating Budget with No Fare Changes

The Metra Board approved a $1.1b operating budget for 2025 with no planned fare changes. Withing the budget are costs associated with a capacity expansion on Metra’s Electric Line for the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 12, 2024

Denver RTD Proposes $1.2 Billion Budget for 2025

The $1.2 billion proposed budged for 2025 aligns with Denver RTD’s strategic plan and will bring increased levels of service and continue the agency’s state of good repair efforts.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2024

California's SamTrans Adopts Strategic Plan for Next Decade

The plan provides a comprehensive policy framework to shape SamTrans’ service priorities, operational strategies, and investments.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2024

Chicago's Proposed Operating Budget Charts Course for a Better Riding Experience

The proposed spending budget reflects an 8.1% increase (or $161.1 million) over the previous year’s budget and supports CTA’s ongoing workforce initiatives for hiring, training, and retaining key operations personnel to provide service levels that exceed 2019/pre-pandemic levels.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 11, 2024

Metra’s Proposed Operating Budget Lacks Fare Increases

Metra’s proposed $1.1b operating budget for 2025 also includes $366.4m for capital improvements.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2024

New York Unveils $68B 2025-2029 Capital Plan

The Capital Plan includes targeted investments to rebuild, improve, and expand the MTA system.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2024

Chicago's Pace 2025 Budget Includes More Service, No Fare Increases

In fact, 2025 will see more service on the road to meet the growing market demand from both returning and new riders.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2024

Proposed SEPTA Fare Adjustments Look to Address $240M Budget Deficit

While the state budget includes a small additional distribution to SEPTA, it is less than one-fourth of what the authority originally requested, and the need for a permanent solution grows more urgent by the day.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2024

TransLink: Half of Transit Services Cut without New Funding

The agency is facing a funding gap of approximately $600 million each year — a shortfall in the budget to operate current transit service levels throughout the region.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2024

TransLink Releases Cost-Cutting Plan to Address Funding Gap

The agency is also releasing results of an independent Efficiency Review conducted by Ernst & Young, which found limited opportunities to cut costs without reducing transit service.

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