CTA supplements CPD’s efforts with its extensive network of more than 33,000 security-cameras and with hundreds of personnel deployed across the system each day, around the clock, and who are trained and acutely focused on customer comfort and safety.
The consultant will spearhead crucial battery-electric bus charging infrastructure upgrades at the South Base Maintenance and Bus Yard and the replacement of 12 traction power substations along the MAX Blue Line.
The contract will include a fleet of ten “American Pioneer 220” (AP 220) trainsets to be manufactured, delivered to Nevada, and tested to support Brightline West’s timeline of initiating service in 2028.
DMVMoves will be guided by a 20-person task force, including a federal government representative and leaders appointed by COG and WMATA.
The 6.6-mile initial segment of the 2 Line includes eight stations, with service every 10 minutes, 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
METRO Magazine sat down with Payne to discuss challenges facing transit projects, alternative project delivery, high-speed rail, and much more.
Last year, WMATA faced catastrophic cuts to service as it faced an unprecedented $750 million budget gap because of record inflation, more people working from home, and exhausting the last of the federal COVID relief funds for transit.
Developed in response to the demonstrated and urgent need to address climate-related threats, the roadmap underscores the MTA’s commitment to ensure reliability and safety in the transit system for generations of New Yorkers to come.
With the Purple line expected to open in 2027 and rents already rising along the corridor, the study estimates a $740 million investment is needed to preserve affordability and ensure housing stability for communities along the Purple Line now and into the future.
Work is now underway on a 2025 Investment Plan that seeks a long-term solution to help TransLink keep up with unprecedented population growth.
The LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying more than 200,000 customers each weekday, and last year in conjunction with the opening of Grand Central Madison and Main Line Third Track, it operated more than 77,000 more trains than it did the prior year, a service increase of 41%.
January 2024 had a record number of attacks — the second highest number of attacks for a month ever and 130% more than last January.
Average weekday rail ridership saw a 6.4% increase in boardings over March 2023, surpassing 200,000 boardings for the second time since the beginning of the pandemic.
The 218-mile Las Vegas to California system will be constructed in the middle of the I-15 and is based on Brightline’s vision to connect city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive.
As head of sales and business development, North America, she will lead all commercial aspects of Stadler’s business to support its expansion in the North American market.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
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