Author: Marybeth Luczak

“Proximity to DART adds value to development,” DART President and CEO Nadine Lee said during her State of the Agency address. “The impact of DART light rail investments on local development shows residential and office space rent for substantially higher than surrounding projects.” (DART Photograph)

DART: TOD Driving Investment in Dallas

Transit-oriented development (TOD) in Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s (DART) service area generated more than $980 million in direct spending and spurred 10,747 jobs between 2019 and 2021, according to a recent study

(UP Photograph)

Class I Briefs: UP, CN

Will Union Pacific (UP) close its Palestine, Tex., freight car repair shop? Meanwhile, the Class I recently hosted a business development event for short line and port partners. Also, CN adds scale models to its technology training program.

SFMTA is establishing a working group “focused on ways to fund and cut spending at the financially strapped Municipal Transportation Agency” (Muni), San Francisco's network of bus, light rail, streetcar and cable car services, according to SFBay.ca. (SFMTA Photograph)

Transit Briefs: SFMTA, VIA Rail, Brightline, MARTA, HART

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is forming a working group to address projected deficits for Municipal Railway (Muni). Also, Transport Canada is requiring VIA Rail to update its emergency management action plan after riders were stranded on an intercity passenger train; Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, now allows travel agents and others to book its rail service with flights; Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) Atlanta headquarters earns Energy Star Certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) CEO receives a new multi-year contract.

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SEPTA Eyes Fare Adjustments to Address Deficit

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on Sept. 5 proposed fare adjustments, including the elimination of a number of discounts, to help address a $240 million annual budget deficit as federal COVID relief

Intramotive’s TugVolt in action at Eagle Drayage in St. Louis. (Screen Grab of Intramotev Video)

Eagle Drayage Deploying Intramotev TugVolt (Updated)

Intramotev, a technology start-up that produces self-propelled battery-electric retrofits, on Sept. 5 reported a switching agreement with Eagle Drayage & Warehouse Co., a 3PL (third-party logistics company) based in St. Louis, Mo. Eagle