With several tweaks, Atlanta streetcar can lead region to new transit era
Atlanta, GA Released by Saporta Report Citizens for Progressive Transit has been a supporter of the Atlanta Streetcar project since it was just a line on a map, and we [...]
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Big Bottineau light-rail transit vote comes to Hennepin County Board on Tuesday
Hennepin County, MN Released by Star Tribune The Bottineau light-rail transit line begins in Brooklyn Park and stretches to Berlin, Bangladesh, Bangkok and beyond. That’s how Hennepin County Board Chairman [...]
Transit director: Wichita bus plan will need ‘predictable funding’
Wichita, KS Released by The Wichita Eagle A plan to grow the city’s bus system by bringing riders closer to the places they work, play and seek medical attention won [...]
Greenlight Pinellas on track for referendum
Pinellas County, FL Released by TBN Weekly CLEARWATER – If everything goes according to plan, Pinellas County residents will get an opportunity to vote Nov. 4, 2014, on a different [...]
Lawmakers hopeful for bipartisan deal to expand mass transit in Indiana
Indianapolis, IN Released by IndyStar After decades of failed attempts to expand transit in Central Indiana, lawmakers hope to find a bipartisan compromise by year’s end... More info at http://www.indystar.com/article/20131031/BUSINESS/310310060/Lawmakers-hopeful-bipartisan-deal-expand-mass-transit-Indiana?nclick_check=1
Metro Atlanta Speaks survey shows strong support for public transit
Atlanta, GA Released by Saporta Report Metro Atlanta residents believe the economy (24.4 percent) is the region’s most pressing problem followed by traffic (21.4 percent), according to a new survey [...]
Austin Alonzo: Transportation tax refuels for another run
Kansas City, MO Released by Kansas City Business Journal Backers of a measure that would raise money to build new highways, roads and bridges in the Show-Me State are hitching [...]
Experts: Minnesota should consider tying gas tax to inflation, favoring buses over light rail
Minneapolis, MN Released by Twin Cities Pioneer Press Although they weren't willing or able to say how Minnesotans should pay for upgrading their roads, bridges and transit systems, three current [...]
HART receives more than $63 million in GET surcharge revenue for project
Honolulu, HI Released by RT&S The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) has been informed by the Hawaii tax department that it will receive more than $63.7 million in General [...]
Mass transit idea a good one
Shelby County, AL Released by Shelby County Reporter We’ve all heard it time and again — the assertion that mass transportation won’t work in the Birmingham metro area or in [...]