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It’s been a long time coming. Transit agencies are now receiving the necessary funding and here’s a look at their respective journeys to repair age-old infrastructure.
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Transport Secretary Byers said Railtrack Plc was headed for a deficit of $995 million by December and $2.4 billion by March, forcing the company into insolvency in October 2001.
Read More →Encourages program similar to Buy America.
Read More →Altair’s BUSolutions program is a collaborative effort to research, develop and commercialize advanced transit bus systems that are more fuel efficient, have lower operating costs and can operate without updating the infrastructure of existing transit authorities. Altair and Odyssey are fabricating the first technology demonstrator bus.
Read More →With RouteMatch's automated system, ORT can use its fixed route and/or paratransit vehicles to provide services on a given day or shift, using just one screen and one technology infrastructure.
Read More →Ninety-nine percent of the facility has now been cleaned and the infrastructure has been restored, with production resuming at the Bautzen site in September. Since then, welding production has gradually increased. Other sections will follow within the next weeks. Full production readiness is expected to be achieved by the end of the year.
Read More →The $1.38 billion budget includes efficiency reforms and 1,000 new customer-facing jobs. This is the third consecutive budget that preserves capital investment in the transit system without diverting capital funds to balance the operating budget, a past practice that stunted critical infrastructure projects.
Read More →Through its local bus services (CityLink, LocalLink, QuickLink, and Express BusLink), the MTA delivers more than 75 million passenger trips annually, serving as a cornerstone of Maryland's transit infrastructure.
Read More →Today, the maturation of alternative fuels has made it easier for transit agencies to implement programs than it was for early adopters in the 1990s. Even still, there are many lessons to learn from the early pioneers, including being aware of possible infrastructure and training investments.
Read More →Figuring total cost-of-ownership — including infrastructure, garaging and maintenance — is an important step in choosing the right fuel and can help you avoid unforeseen expenses.
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