OmniTRAX, Inc. promotes Dallas Ramos to Vice President of Operations – Central Division. Also, former Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nunia Fernandez receives the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation; and STV’s Alexis Williams is named President-Elect of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Philadelphia Chapter.
Federal Transit Deputy Administrator Veronica Vanterpool on Jan. 10 inked a Full Funding Grant Agreement with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to support the Red Line Extension project, according to the Federal Transit
According to a recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) report on transit trends, ridership in the U.S. continues to increase, growing by more than 17% nationwide from 2022 to 2023.
LA Metro marks two consecutive years of ridership growth. Also, Amtrak Downeaster celebrates 10 million riders; Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) Holiday Toy Drive collects more than 1,100 toys and $3,600 for Mission Food Hub families; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) meets a record-breaking workforce milestone; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) awards a contract for the lease of five vacant regional rail stations.
Sound Transit adds GoodMaps wayfinding tool for riders to five more Link stations. Also, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) selects AECOM for the Phase 1 delivery of Austin’s first light rail system; and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) receives a favorable report from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on its safety oversight of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
Skanska Koch Inc. has landed a construction contract for the new Raritan River Bridge on the North Jersey Coast Line, New Jersey Transit (NJT) reported Dec. 11.
STV, Jacobs and WRA will serve as transit delivery partners for Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration’s (MTA) Red Line, a planned 14-mile light rail system connecting Baltimore’s east-west corridor
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Dec. 3 released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to establish a Technology Transfer (T2) Program. Proposals are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 11, 2025.
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) on Dec. 1 will begin accepting rail, transit, and commuter assistance grant applications for the 2026 Fiscal Year.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Nov. 25 issued Safety Advisory 24-2 in an aim to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by street-running rail vehicle collisions.