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Illinois Report: One Year into Pandemic, Fuel Consumption, Transit Ridership...
Statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT) finished the first year of the pandemic down 15% vs. pre-pandemic levels. And ridership for Chicago-area transit systems—which account for nearly 85% of all...
View ArticleFernandez Nominated for FTA Administrator (Updated)
Fernandez was appointed FTA Deputy Administrator and senior official on Jan. 20, 2021, after stepping down earlier in the year as General Manager/CEO of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority...
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Senators Propose Transit Accessibility Grant Program
The legislation (download below) would appropriate at least $1 billion per year over 10 years, the legislators said during the May 18 announcement. They noted that nearly 20% of all transit stations...
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CTA Rolls Out Station ‘Refresh & Renew’ Program
Through an expanded and accelerated program dubbed “Refresh & Renew,” more than 125 stations are scheduled for improvements in 2021. At a minimum, each station will receive a “deep clean power...
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Transit Briefs: CTA, Infrastructure Canada, LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency,...
Commemorating five years of service celebrating diversity and inclusion, the Pride Train has a newly designed wrap to reflect “the dynamism and continuing evolution of the LGBTQIA community,” CTA...
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Transit Briefs: CDOT and CTA; NJ Transit
CDOT, on behalf of CTA, is leading design and construction of the $180 million State/Lake station project. On June 9, it unveiled the preliminary design, by TranSystems/Skidmore, Owings & Merrill...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, Metrolinx, LACMTA, CTA
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak The New England Environmental Business Council recognized MBTA’s efforts to purchase renewable energy and reduce its carbon footprint. The largest single consumer of...
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Transit Briefs: CTA, OCTA
DHS has awarded the state of Illinois a $121 million grant to improve emergency preparedness. CTA is among the state and local authorities, nonprofit and religious institutions, transportation...
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Transit Briefs: Chicago DOT, FTA
The CDOT reported that its plan (download below) has four key pillars: Access to Opportunity, Aligning Our Streets with Our Values, Streets Free from Violence, and A CDOT That Works....
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Transit Briefs: CTA; DART; Valley Metro
AIA Illinois, the state component of the national American Institute of Architects, honored CTA with its 2021 Greatest Impact Award for transforming the Garfield Station into a “joyful, celebratory...
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Metra Unveils 2022 Operating, Capital Budgets
The commuter rail agency’s Board approved the budgets on Oct. 13 (download below). The operating budget “makes conservative assumptions about ridership growth, but funds the restoration of service to...
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CTA Unveils Operating Budget, Capital Plan Proposals
In its Oct. 20 announcement, CTA said the 2022 proposals will “hold the line on fares, encourage ridership, create efficiencies, and move important station, vehicle and tech projects forward.”...
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Supply Side: Auxo/Genesis Rail Services; Industrial Networks; L.B. Foster;...
Founded in 2009, Genesis Rail Services offers a patented tie plate distribution system as well as maintenance-of-way, mechanical and construction services, including thermite welding, pile driving,...
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Transit Briefs: Brightline; CTA; Metrolink; NJ Transit
Brightline will install TransitScreen7 screens in its Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Fla., stations to provide real-time information on multi-modal transportation options and services...
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Transit Briefs: MBTA, Metrolinx, LACMTA, CTA
MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak The New England Environmental Business Council recognized MBTA’s efforts to purchase renewable energy and reduce its carbon footprint. The largest single consumer of...
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Transit Briefs: CTA, OCTA
DHS has awarded the state of Illinois a $121 million grant to improve emergency preparedness. CTA is among the state and local authorities, nonprofit and religious institutions, transportation...
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Transit Briefs: Chicago DOT, FTA
The CDOT reported that its plan (download below) has four key pillars: Access to Opportunity, Aligning Our Streets with Our Values, Streets Free from Violence, and A CDOT That Works....
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Transit Briefs: CTA; DART; Valley Metro
AIA Illinois, the state component of the national American Institute of Architects, honored CTA with its 2021 Greatest Impact Award for transforming the Garfield Station into a “joyful, celebratory...
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Metra Unveils 2022 Operating, Capital Budgets
The commuter rail agency’s Board approved the budgets on Oct. 13 (download below). The operating budget “makes conservative assumptions about ridership growth, but funds the restoration of service to...
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CTA Unveils Operating Budget, Capital Plan Proposals
In its Oct. 20 announcement, CTA said the 2022 proposals will “hold the line on fares, encourage ridership, create efficiencies, and move important station, vehicle and tech projects forward.”...
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