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Coronavirus relief package Includes $1 billion for Amtrak, $25 billion for transit agencies
March 27th, 2020
March 27, 2020 - railpassengers.org -
The U.S. House voted to send the CARES Act to the president’s desk this afternoon, enacting a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package into law and providing critically needed financial assistance to rail and transit operators...
North Central Texas transit agencies to begin surveys to gauge demand, meet needs
February 5th, 2020
January 28, 2020 - Mass Transit Magazine -
Beginning Feb. 3, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), McKinney Avenue Transit Authority (MATA) and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will implement the first phase of a regionwide transit survey, which will ask passengers to...
Commentary: Infrastructure investment needs reliable funding
December 22nd, 2019
December 20, 2019 - Michelle Dippel to Austin American-Statesman -
If you live in the Austin area, you can’t help but notice how things have grown, and with an average of 152 newcomers arriving each day, that growth doesn’t appear to...
San Antonio must make up for 1977 mistake by properly funding public transit
November 30th, 2019
November 27, 2019 - San Antonio Express-News - Gilbert Garcia -
Not to revel in the glories of “Saturday Night Fever,” the Sex Pistols or Reggie Jackson’s three homers in Game 6 of the World Series.
Saldaña would try to convince city...
Voters Approve $3.5 Billion Bond For METRO Transit Projects
November 2nd, 2019
Updated November 6, 2019 - TRA Newswire -
(Updated to show that the referendum passed)
Houstonians passed a $3.5 billion bond referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot by a two thirds majority. Houston METRO can now proceed with the METRONext Moving Forward...
TX feds concerned over trade practices of foreign freight rail & transit builders
May 18th, 2019
May 16, 2019 - ttnews.com -
The leaders of the transportation policy panel of the U.S. House of Representatives expressed concern about possible unfair trade practices in the freight rail and transit sectors. The concerns stem from market practices state-owned enterprises have...
More transit options needed to account for Fort Bend County growth
May 10th, 2019
May 10, 2019 - CommunityImpact.com -
“Our residents would use any and all tools including rail and bus to alleviate their traffic wait times and prefer more transportation options than less.”
As the Greater Houston area population continues to grow, Fort Bend...
Add public transit to the list of things we'll need to keep landing big employers in North Texas
December 1st, 2018
November 30, 2018 - Dallas Morning News -
North Texas' unsuccessful flirtation with digital sales giant Amazon told us something we already knew: Public transit is going to be a must-have to compete for many big employers.
The properties Amazon seriously considered...
Texas cities want millennials living downtown. So why does the state keep building highways to the suburbs?
June 29th, 2018
June 26, 2018 - Texas Tribune - by Brandon Formby -
Less than 1 percent of TXDOT's budget is earmarked for public transit
As young, educated professionals push away old ideas about how to move around Texas cities, transportation planners’...
Travel tip: using public transportation to get to the airport
January 29th, 2018
January 29, 2018 - PeterGreenberg.com -
Getting to and from airports has always been a time-consuming challenge for most of us.
But now, slowly but surely, a number of cities are concentrating on building well-designed links between airports and the city center.
You...