The conundrum facing the firm charged with restructuring NJ Transit is to find $600 million in cuts while also identifying ways to help the agency evolve into a “comprehensive transit system” that meets the needs of modern-day straphangers. The state is paying North Highland $6.7 million to conduct the study, which the company launched in … Read more
By: Nick Powers | Fraser-Clinton Chronicle | Published May 8, 2024 Richmond Lenox EMS Chief Paramedic Jeff White gives a presentation about the services the authority could offer Clinton Township. Following the presentation, the Clinton Township Board of Trustees unanimously approved the service at its April 15 meeting. Screenshot taken from Clinton Township Board of … Read more
STAMFORD, Conn., May 08, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 8, 2024– ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) today announced its participation at the 17th Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on May 22 in New York. Chief Financial Officer Emmanuel Caprais will present from 8:35-9:05 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed at … Read more
Local independent online news publisher providing Newport, Rhode Island with timely news, local stories, and award-winning journalism. The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $60.1 million to Rhode Island to improve the state’s public transportation system, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo announced in a press release … Read more
CHATFIELD, Minn. (KTTC) – A study covering 11 southeast Minnesota counties to assess the transportation needs is weeks away from kicking off. According to the study’s project manager, Joel Young, the research aims to develop a Transportation Management Organization (TMO)—an administrative body that helps find solutions with issues pertaining to transportation. Young explained a TMO … Read more
Stay on top of the latest science and journalism about environmental health and climate change: Sign up for our daily and weekly newsletters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposes a $500 billion investment in green transportation to combat U.S. carbon emissions, aiming to modernize infrastructure and boost the economy. “The time to accelerate towards a clean energy … Read more
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – An employee of the Kentucky Department of Transportation Driver Licensing Office in Prestonsburg has been charged with fraud. Police arrested Brittany Dingus, 30, of Johnson County, after finding in an investigation that she obtained personal debit card information from three people. Police said Dingus used those cards and another person’s … Read more
Illinois lawmakers revealed a plan to combine the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace into one agency April 29. Proposed by state Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado (D-Chicago), the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act aims to create a universal pass with a universal fare for all three public transportation methods. “Investing in … Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Western Montana to highlight investments made possible by President’s Biden’s Investing in America Agenda. Buttigieg will begin by touring the Missoula Montana Airport and then host a press conference highlighting federal investments in the project. Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will travel to Western Montana … Read more
This week, the Seattle City Council begins debating the mayorâs proposed transportation levy. Advocates fear the package may fail to invest adequately in transit, bike, and pedestrian improvements, raising questions as to how serious the City is about achieving its own 2030 mode-shift goals, which seek to decrease reliance on cars, as reiterated in last … Read more