MBTA introduces reduced fares for low-income passengers
Low-income residents who rely on public transportation can apply to participate in the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s discount program starting Wednesday. Applicants simply need to indicate their income or eligibility/enrollment in other government subsidy programs when applying. Who can apply?…
Lawsuit seeks to stop property tax collection for Project Connect in Austin
A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to prevent the city of Austin from collecting tens of millions of dollars in fiscal year 2024 for Project Connect, a multi-billion-dollar investment by the city in local transportation infrastructure that centers on the planning…
Proposal for a toll tax reduction for NJ E-ZPass has long been on hold
History and facts about the NJ Turnpike that you didn’t know: Video The New Jersey Turnpike is the busiest toll highway in the United States. In 1951, it became the third modern toll road in the country. In 2012, two…
MBTA Board approves 545 housing units near Riverside Station in Newton
The MBTA board has approved a new proposal for a major development project near Riverside Station in Newton, moving forward with construction of hundreds of new, conveniently located housing units. “After much discussion and a lot of work on both…
RTA: Solon shuttle pilot program sees low ridership and ends this month | Cleveland
click to enlarge Mark Oprea The RTA’s No. 19 bus arrives at the Southgate Transit Center. Southgate will host the RTA’s MicroTransit experiment, which ends at the end of the month. In December 2022, the RTA reduced red tape at…
RTD plans to expand its services in 2025 after years of stagnation
Regional Transportation District officials plan to expand bus and train service in 2025. A shortage of drivers has prevented RTD for years from resuming bus and rail service, which it had drastically cut during the pandemic. Now RTD officials say…
TxDOT Know Before You Go for the week of August 19, 2024
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) released information on various lane closures and updates due to ongoing projects: Monday, August 19 Lane closures are expected on eastbound I-40 via Tyler and Harrison Streets as bridge work continues. Work…
Ask the MTA | Service during the US Open, G-Bahn outages and “commuter complaints”
The G line will be out of service around the clock in phases during the summer from June 28 to September 3. Marc A. Hermann / MTA Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates and local…
Pittsburghers for Public Transit launch campaign for ‘visionary’ bus service
Tayveon Kevin Smith from Whitehall is aware of the limitations of public transport. That’s because he lived with them every day, whether it was struggling to get to his 6 a.m. job in West Mifflin, taking three buses to help…
Jefferson County senior bus service to be discontinued at the end of 2024
ARNOLD (First Alert 4) – Vada Rose owes her sense of freedom to the orange Oats Transportation bus line that runs through Arnold. “I use the bus to go to the grocery store, get my medication and go to the…
