Mass Transit Team Completes Bay Area Central Subway Extension Aileen Cho March 29, 2023 No Comments After a dozen years that included a successful tunneling feat and an unusual arrangement for station work, a 1.7-mile, $1.9-billion extension of San Francisco’s Central Subway wrapped up this month.Read More
Transit NYC Advances Plan for $7.7B East Harlem Subway Extension James Leggate March 16, 2023 No Comments Second Avenue expansion in Manhattan would go out to bid for first two construction contracts this year, said MTA.Read More
Transit Federal Loan Advances NW Indiana Commuter Rail Track Project James Leggate December 28, 2022 No Comments South Shore Line double track project plan calls for improvements along a 26-mile corridor between Gary and Michigan City. Read More
Transit Feds Announce $686M in Grants for Train Station Accessibility Retrofits James Leggate December 19, 2022 No Comments The Federal Transit Administration says there are still more than 900 U.S. public transit stations that are not fully accessible. Read More
Transit Infrastructure US DOT Launches $1.75B Transit Accessibility Program Tom Ichniowski July 26, 2022 No Comments Officials estimate that more than 900 stations at 17 "legacy" transit systems are not yet fully accessible to people with disabilities.Read More
Infrastructure Act US DOT Allocates $20.2B in IIJA Transit Aid Buttigieg: Total Is Record Sum for Single Year Tom Ichniowski April 6, 2022 No Comments The top five states to receive DOT transit funding—N.Y., Calif., Ill., N.J., Texas—will get more than a quarter of the total amount. Read More
New Infrastructure Act FTA Releases First Installment of IIJA Funds to Transit Systems Tom Ichniowski February 7, 2022 No Comments The release covers only part of fiscal 2022 funds; an appropriations measure is needed for the rest.Read More
Biden Administration Biden Picks Nominees for Top OSHA, Federal Transit Posts Tom Ichniowski April 12, 2021 No Comments Cal/OSHA chief Parker named for OSHA Job, transit agency veteran Fernandez selected for FTA.Read More
Transit Infrastructure FTA Allocates $554M to Seven Transit Projects Tom Ichniowski December 17, 2020 No Comments Projects are a mix of heavy rail, light rail, streetcars and bus rapid transit.Read More
Rail Transit Infrastructure DOT, Amtrak Weigh Near-Term Repair Plan for Hudson River Tunnel Tom Ichniowski February 27, 2020 No Comments But top House appropriator calls plan "a nonstarter," unless DOT also funds new $12B Hudson tunnel.Read More