SEPTA Board approves five-year strategic plan

The SEPTA Board [last week] approved a five-year Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2021 through 2026. The plan – “SEPTA Forward: A Vision for a Stronger Future” – provides a framework for the Authority’s recovery from COVID-19 and sets a vision for future growth.

Class 1 fuel surcharges

Bells & Whistles—Calif. high-rail project digs deeper in trouble

Will New York receive a downpour of federal funding to serve the ‘subway desert’? Going cheap on section of high-speed rail project in Calif. has created hefty cost overruns L.A. councilman calls

Sound Transit Board approves transfer of surplus property to City of Seattle

The Sound Transit Board has approved a motion to transfer 10 surplus property sites in the Rainier Valley at no cost to the City of Seattle for the development of affordable housing, as a part of a partnership that includes a $10 million commitment from the city to build affordable homeownership opportunities.

Refinancing DART loan for Silver Line will save agency millions

The U.S. DOT is providing a $908 million loan to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for the Silver Line Regional Rail Project.

Purple Line

Maryland governor likes the private involvement in troubled Purple Line, sees using the approach in the future

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan did not like Red a few years ago, but he has higher hopes for something like a Purple.

WMATA selects Hensel Phelps-Stantec design-build team for new rail facility

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has selected the design-build team of Hensel Phelps-Stantec to design and deliver the WMATA Rail Heavy Repair and Overhaul (HRO) Facility, located in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

MARTA track replacement project on Red and Gold lines successfully completed

Just shy of a month ago, RT&S reported that the Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority (MARTA) was beginning “state of good repair” work on it’s heavy rail lines north of the Lindbergh Center, running through Buckhead and Lenox stations.

Despite the terrible weather, MTA slogs through

Ed. Note: We’ve been covering the impact of the U.S. weather on Class 1s this week, and thought you might enjoy this coverage on how MTA is fighting through the snow, delivering service to those who must travel. We encourage you to click on the “availalbe here” MTA link below for a series of photographs that really bring home the impact of the storm on MTA workers, as well as rail workers around the country. DCL

Federal Way Link Extension design-build contract now more than 25% complete

Sound Transit announced yesterday that the Federal Way Link Extension project is moving along nicely.

Canada plans to invest billions in transit funding

Transit funding has been a huge issue as a result of the pandemic. That, along with the general competition among transit agencies for limited funding has been a challenge in North America for some time.

RTD pushes completion of B line back to 2042; officials say taxpayers deserve better

The B line in Denver is getting an F for service.

Ontario is not sure it will choose light rail, but is certain it needs federal funding

If full is not the way to go, then Ontario must look at it as partially full.

Norfolk Southern is not the only one preventing light-rail growth in Charlotte, N.C.

City officials in Charlotte, N.C., said on Feb. 8 that before an ambitious Transformational Mobility Network can unfold the Red Line must be established first.

L.A. Metro CEO Phillip Washington to step down in May

Los Angeles Mayor and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Chair Eric Garcetti announced [last week] that Metro Chief Executive Officer Phillip Washington is stepping down later this year. “Phil Washington

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlights administration support during visit at Union Station

Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with Amtrak and transit officials as well as front line transit and rail workers at Union Station, where he discussed the importance of the recently

As Congress pushes stimulus bill forward, transit agencies continue to plead for financial help

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick Foye assembled a coalition of 22 transit agencies from across the country who sent a letter urgently calling on Congress to deliver

HNTB’s Ronnie Hakim elected to chair CNEC board

Ronnie Hakim, national transit and rail market sector leader for HNTB Corporation, recently was elected chair of the board for the Coalition of the Northeast Corridor. Hakim moves into the Coalition leadership

HDR-Gannett Fleming team will be Program Consultant for TTC’s Line 2 Subway

An HDR-Gannett Fleming led team has been selected as the program consultant on the Toronto Transit Commission’s Subway Capacity Enhancement Program for Line 2. The team will provide advisory, planning and engineering

San Fernando Valley light-rail project gets green light from FTA

The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project is eligible for federal funding. Construction is expected to start in 2022, and L.A. Metro board members say the financial assistance will help

Advocacy group tries to tell MARTA what to do financially regarding BeltLine project

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) does not need to be told how to spend money. However, that is exactly what advocacy group BeltLine Rail Now is doing via a white

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