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NYC fare-free bus experiment to end
Although funding to continue the program was not included in the recently passed state budget, two lawmakers are looking to expand the program with new legislation.
By Dan Zukowski • Updated April 30, 2024 -
To increase job access, try dedicated bus lanes, this study says
Urban Institute researchers found that well-enforced bus lanes could reduce costs for transit agencies and help provide equitable access to employment opportunities.
By Dan Zukowski • April 25, 2024 -
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Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive
From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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For Cruise robotaxi business, GM considers ‘outside investments’
Despite billions in losses attributed to its Cruise subsidiary, General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company believes in the technology.
By Dan Zukowski • April 24, 2024 -
$12B Vegas-to-California high-speed rail project breaks ground
The privately led Brightline West passenger rail line will slash travel times between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area.
By Julie Strupp • April 23, 2024 -
California’s clean-truck rules: a fleet owner’s view
Although the state’s rules face legal pushback from trucking interests and 19 states, one pioneering fleet owner found surprising benefits as he began buying heavy-duty electric trucks.
By Dan Zukowski • April 23, 2024 -
Transit riders with disabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area to see accessibility improvements
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District settled a lawsuit brought by disability rights advocates and agreed to repair, renovate and clean station elevators and escalators.
By Dan Zukowski • April 22, 2024 -
How 5 commuter railroad leaders envision their future
“The face of commuter rail is evolving,” one commuter railroad CEO told lawmakers during a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing.
By Dan Zukowski • April 19, 2024 -
Maryland doubles fines in road work zones
The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.
By Matthew Thibault • April 19, 2024 -
Amtrak taking lead on Dallas-Houston high-speed rail project
Bullet trains could be running by the 2030s, said Amtrak's head of high-speed rail development programs, but the company is still conducting due diligence.
By Dan Zukowski • April 18, 2024 -
Electric bus, railcar purchases sought by Chicago-based transit authority
The region’s three major transit agencies are hoping $375 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds will usher along their transition to zero-emission fleets by 2040.
By Dan Zukowski • April 17, 2024 -
LA Metro completes 5-year Purple Line tunneling project
The agency referred to the tunnel as a feat of modern engineering. This milestone didn’t come without hurdles, however.
By Matthew Thibault • Updated April 18, 2024 -
Philadelphia transit agency cancels railcar contract with China-based supplier
CRRC MA failed to deliver any of the 45 double-decker passenger cars ordered in a 2017 contract. Subway cars from CRRC MA for a Massachusetts transit agency have been plagued by defects.
By Dan Zukowski • April 16, 2024 -
80 transportation infrastructure resilience projects get $830M from USDOT
The grants are the first of their kind dedicated to protecting surface transportation systems from climate change-driven extreme weather, the agency said.
By Julie Strupp • April 15, 2024 -
Transit worker safety the focus of FTA plan updates
Meant to address bus collisions, assaults on transit workers and other risks, the updates to Federal Transit Administration rules would also give transit workers more say in workplace safety.
By Dan Zukowski • April 15, 2024 -
Cruise robotaxis will return to Phoenix to collect mapping data
It's the company's first deployment of vehicles on public roads since it recalled its robotaxis last fall.
By Eric Walz • April 12, 2024 -
5 ways cities can accelerate EV charger deployments equitably
Seek community input, learn from other cities, reduce regulatory barriers and other ideas from participants in the DOE’s Clean Energy to Communities Program.
By Iulia Gheorghiu • April 12, 2024 -
High-speed rail project in Texas gets high-level US, Japan support
The Texas Central project would connect Dallas and Houston using Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train technology. Amtrak announced its involvement in August.
By Dan Zukowski • April 12, 2024 -
Elon Musk teases Tesla robotaxi
The CEO’s announcement comes five years after he first told investors Tesla expected to put one million robotaxis on the road in 2020.
By Haley Cawthon • April 11, 2024 -
How transit agencies can succeed at outsourcing operations
A new report from the Eno Center for Transportation delves into public transportation best practices for a successful relationship with the private sector.
By Dan Zukowski • April 11, 2024 -
How cities are building out public EV charging infrastructure
As more electric vehicles hit the road, municipalities and property owners are working with contractors to deploy EV chargers at libraries, airports, parks and other sites.
By Joe Burns • April 10, 2024 -
Transit ridership up 16% in 2023: APTA report
While ridership on public transportation reached 79% of pre-pandemic levels last year, stark differences emerged across transit modes and cities.
By Dan Zukowski • April 10, 2024 -
How to ease the path to transit-oriented housing development
Public transportation agencies “just [don’t] have the land resources on hand to make it feasible,” said the author of a recent Urban Institute analysis on funding transit-oriented development.
By Kalena Thomhave • April 9, 2024 -
Indiana DOT, Purdue collaborate on highway that charges EVs
Researchers will embed coils in a quarter-mile stretch of concrete roadway to produce a magnetic field that can recharge vehicles while they drive.
By Matthew Thibault • April 8, 2024 -
Bird reorganizes into new company as it emerges from bankruptcy
An executive for the micromobility operator thanked city partners for maintaining trust through the process, which has resulted in a new private parent company for Bird and Spin, which Bird acquired last year.
By Ysabelle Kempe • April 8, 2024 -
Lime’s total rides, gross bookings hit record in 2023
As Lime increased fleet sizes and added new markets, its trips doubled in more than 42 cities globally from 2022 to 2023, the micromobility company said.
By Dan Zukowski • April 8, 2024