Transportation industry responds to President's infrastructure plan
ITS America announced the formation of its Smart Infrastructure Task Force to address how technology and innovation can be incentivized.
ITS America announced the formation of its Smart Infrastructure Task Force to address how technology and innovation can be incentivized.
The FLIRT 3 (Fast Light Innovative Regional Train) vehicles, built by Stadler Bussnang AG of Switzerland, are the first of this model type to operate in the U.S.
The autonomous pods are designed to travel short and medium distances in dedicated lanes.
NYCT President Andy Byford presented the annual Medals of Excellence to transit employees, including the Department of Subways, Department of Buses, and Staten Island Railway.
The plan, which was first announced in January 2015, has been slightly changed and is expected to open by 2021.
Next is an advanced smart transportation system based on swarms of modular self-driving vehicles, which can join and detach with other modules on standard city roads.
After weekend inspections, it was determined the entire system will need to remain closed for up to four weeks.
Allocates $100 billion for a grant competition with preference given to applicants that raise revenue such as taxes, fees or tolls, and would limit federal help to 20% of new money generated.
METRO Managing Editor Alex Roman spoke to Ford about his APTA initiatives and federal funding, as well as the JTA’s autonomous vehicle test track, which launched in December.
The State Rail Assistance program provides California’s commuter and intercity rail agencies with supplemental revenue that they can use to improve rail service in various ways.
In an MBTA Transit Police affidavit filed in Dorchester District Court, investigators said the driver told authorities he reached into his backpack to “take a quick peek” at his phone shortly before the Dec. 29 crash.
One of the basics in any transport system is ticketing. Efficiently collecting payment remains at the core of the role of most operators.
Federal officials argue the decade-long program in the 2008 Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act expired with the fiscal year that began in July 2017, even though that interpretation leaves WMATA with $150 million less than pledged under the bill.
The NTSB also determined that these safety issues were not unique to these two properties, but exist throughout the country at many intercity passenger and commuter passenger train terminals.
Robert Lavell has headed rail operations since 2014.
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