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Whether it’s providing billions for transportation initiatives to shaping legislation, or launching an innovative bus rapid transit project, the "Influential" leaders on this list have worked to make public transportation better.
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Via data shows microtransit boosts job access, equity, and commutes when designed to feed fixed routes, not compete with them.
Read More →Upon first glance, it might seem as if the new federal transportation law, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, was a setback for transit oriented development.
Read More →Requires governors to strengthen and increase their oversight of public transit safety. Also requires that the FTA update the existing State Safety Oversight program to ensure that rail transit systems are meeting common-sense safety requirements and that the FTA adopt important new safety provisions for bus-only operators.
Read More →The dashboard allows users to monitor progress and see what is being built or replaced, where it is happening, the budget, how much has been spent, and when it will be completed.
Read More →The subway, Long Island Rail Road, and Metro-North Railroad all recorded record-highs for on-time performance in 2025.
Read More →A $1.25 million federal boost lets CHA and CUTRIC map hydrogen fuel-cell buses and refueling hubs to help GTHA transit go zero-emission.
Read More →New bus service improvements include adding four bus routes to the Frequent Network, as well as enhancements to routing, hours of service, and/or frequency on eight other routes throughout the region.
Read More →The expanded analysis revealed that motorcoach travel generated a total economic impact of $158 billion in 2024, supporting over 890,000 full- and part-time jobs across the U.S. economy and yielding $27.7 billion in taxes for federal, state, and local governments.
Read More →Pace and the City of Joliet marked the launch of VanGo, a reservation-based service aimed at helping commuters cover first- and last-mile trips to work for $5 per day.
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