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The new Forden station, a 9,000-square-foot indoor transfer facility, will serve approximately 1.5 million riders a year. The FTA contributed $600,000 in Recovery Act funds to the $5.3 million project.
Read More →On the eve of a possible government shutdown, what’s your forecast for the weeks ahead?
Read More →The attorney was hired to sue the City and County of Honolulu and the FTA to stop the $5.5 billion project.
Read More →Some of the money that Gov. Walker is now seeking was originally allocated for the Milwaukee-to-Madison route he previously turned down.
Read More →Approved the $1.49 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project to enter into Final Design. The project can now be developed from its current 30 percent design to 100 percent design. TriMet expects to sign the Full Funding Grant Agreement by mid-2012, moving the project into full construction.
Read More →What seemed like a run-of-the-mill transportation regulation story attracted lots of mainstream media attention. Their angle: Americans are getting fatter. Beyond that, though, what will the FTA's potential passenger weight changes mean for the industry?
Read More →To more accurately reflect the average American's weight, the agency is proposing an adjustment, from 150 lbs. to 175 lbs.
Read More →The award is given annually to recognize alumni for outstanding professional, social, academic, artistic or other achievements at the local, national or international level.
Read More →The $27.1 million line would extend 8.6 miles northwest along Mesa Street from the current Downtown Transit Terminal near the Paso del Norte International Bridge, ending at the new Westside Transit Terminal.
Read More →Proposals in both states to reduce the collective bargaining rights of transit workers could put federal funding in jeopardy. By law, the FTA cannot fund transit without Department of Labor certification that the collective bargaining rights of affected transit employees have not been diminished.
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