DART’s Silver Line transit project gets underway
You can make a lot of things out of cotton. In Dallas area, what was once known as the “Cotton Belt” railroad track is now going to be DART’s new Silver Line.
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Bells & Whistles, Episode 6
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Light rail in Phoenix expected to thrive, not die
Building a Better Phoenix did not want anything to do with building more light rail. However, the majority in the city wants to see more track.
Caltrans releases funds to improve transit, help low-income sectors
Continuing efforts to reduce the transportation sector’s impact on the environment, Caltrans has announced $146 million from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, or LCTOP, will go to 180 local mass transit
BART names new general manager
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors unanimously appointed Robert Powers to take over as BART’s 10th General Manager. Powers, a professional engineer with more than 20 years
BART moving in right direction with RR funds
So far Measure RR is delivering top grade results for BART transit in the San Francisco Bay area. That’s according to a new report by the Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee, which
MBTA forms panel to create, upgrade safety standards
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) now has a Safety Review Panel that will conduct an independent and transparent review of MBTA safety practices and past incidents. The panel also will help
ION Light Rail Transit launched in Ontario, Canada
The first of the two phases of the ION Light Rail Transit (LRT), the region of Waterloo’s new rapid transit system in Ontario, Canada, was launched June 21 at Kitchener’s Fairway station.