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The system is upgrading its fare gates for the first time in 20 years. BART has committed to opening 70-plus new fare gates systemwide by the end of 2025.
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With the Red Line work completed, the weekend will be free of any scheduled track work going into New Year's Eve when train service systemwide will be extended to 2 a.m. to accommodate workers and revelers ringing in the new year.
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To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.
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The budget gap is a result of several factors, including lower ridership revenue that is still recovering from the pandemic, the depletion of federal pandemic relief funds, a subsidy credit provided to jurisdictions in 2020, and historic inflation.
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Under the new process, with concurrence from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, WMATA will increase the fit and press tonnage used to mount the wheels to the axles on the railcar.
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These buses are the first to help Metro meet its goal of an entirely zero-emission bus fleet by 2042.
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WMATA GM/CEO Randy Clarke and Board Chair Paul C. Smedberg toured the MICC during a ribbon cutting celebration for the new Metro Building at Eisenhower in Alexandria, Va.
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The feature enables doors to open automatically when the train stops at the platform.
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The American Public Transportation Association honored transit agencies and industry leaders at the 2023 APTA Honors.
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