These investments are a huge deal for the American people. Take it from a guy who likes trains almost as much as I do: pic.twitter.com/37L2gnShpT — President Biden (@POTUS) November 6, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal has passed! We're so excited to get to work building you the transportation infrastructure [continue reading]
•Please stay safe during the ongoing heat wave — stay hydrated and try to find shade if you’re out. It’s currently about 104 degrees in my neck of the woods in Pasadena. With temperatures soaring and remaining in the triple digits for several days in a row, LA County is [continue reading]
The state of California is considering the first allocations from SB 1. Metro is not being shy with its requests and is asking for $2.4 billion for a variety of [continue reading]
As you may have heard, climate change has been in the news lately. Here is what we will say about that: the same thing we have been saying. Which is: generally [continue reading]
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its report card on America’s infrastructure and it’s not one we’d be proud to show Mom. “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure” awarded our nation a dismal D+ and was particularly critical of the state of our nation’s roads, transit and aviation facilities. That [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Fare inspections are up, fare infractions are down (Buzzer blog) [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. J's out but is Mayor V daunted? No way! (LA [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Ride to ballgame on vintage train transports fans to another era The New York subway trains above enjoyed their heyday from the 1920s [continue reading]
This legislative alert just came through from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s office: House Ways and Means Committee Mark-Up Slated For Tomorrow On Transportation Authorization Bill – Transit Funding Faces Serious Threat Tomorrow, the House Ways and Means Committee is slated to mark-up the tax title of the surface transportation bill [continue reading]
The American Public Transportation Association — a member-based advocacy organization — has released a report [PDF] this month that highlights some of the challenges facing transit agencies around the country. The report crunches data from a survey of transit agencies that APTA conducted in the spring of 2011. While the [continue reading]
