The House Ways and Means Committee voted to to remove funding for transit from the highway trust fund by a 20 to 17 vote. The vote was mostly along party lines, with two Republicans voting against it. In his opening statement, House Ways and Means Committee Chair David Camp (R-MI) said: “The Congressional Budget Office…
A company that created an app to find transit directions that can be used in subway tunnels won the NY MTA’s competition for the best Smartphone software app for riders Embark NYC, can help NYC subway riders plan trips, see schedules for their particular route, and use an interactive map of the subway system. David…
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City’s Transport Workers Union are back at the bargaining table for the first time in about two weeks. But already, there’s controversy. The New York Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that the MTA had caved in to costly union demands. The paper said the agency would give subway…
Talks resume Thursday between New York City’s Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is the first time the two sides will have met since contract talks collapsed late last month. Both sides return to the bargaining table with little animosity, according to a source close to the union. But the calm comes…
Hundreds of minibuses get commuters around Pakistan’s bustling port city Karachi. Since there is no other viable means of public transportation, the buses get packed fast and can be risky to ride since they don’t stop for passengers to get on and off and riders often have to pile up on top of the buses…
State Senator Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) introduced legislation today that would put high-speed rail back on the November ballot in California. The measure would give voters the chance to de-authorize the $9 billion bond measure passed in 2008. According to Mark Spannagel, spokesman for Senator LaMalfa, the measure would “eliminate the project.” In a statement, LaMalfa…
As Zipcar, Hertz On Demand and other car share startups spread across the nation, city by city, why is it that some places get car sharing programs, and others don’t? What makes a city ripe for collective cars? We asked the companies how they choose.
(Orlando, Fla.) Congressman John Mica says he will unveil next Tuesday a major five-year transportation bill to allow more public private partnerships to expand the capacity of Interstate Highways. Locally Mica, who Chairs the U.S. House Transportation Committee, says that means creating new tolled lanes on Interstate 4. ”What I’d like to do is double the …
(New York, NY — Brian Zumhagen, WNYC) Nancy Shevell has stepped down from the MTA board, where she had served since 2001. Shevell, who gained prominence when she married former Beatle Paul McCartney last October, is also an executive with her family’s trucking company, and a Republican party fundraiser. “In my 30-year professional career, this…
Leaders in Howard County, Maryland, and the unincorporated town of Columbia are trying to figure out whether something that seems to be working quite well in more urban areas can be part of the plan going forward in their neck of the woods — they’re exploring the potential of bike sharing. The two municipalities have…
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