by Mary Scott Nabers The Federal Transit Administration has about $4.5 billion available in 2024 for transit projects of all types. This includes bus rapid transit projects, light rail, and commuter rail initiatives. While most of the projects involve state Departments of Transportation, the projects are local and require collaboration between the jurisdictions. The upcoming projects […]
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Billions more flowing for transit projects… a vital sector not to be overlooked
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024Bellevue, WA: Drone’s Eye View of Light Rail Tunnel Portal
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017Drone’s-eye view of the East Link light rail tunnel portal where work has begun on the new tunnel to run under downtown Bellevue. Trains roll in 2023.
View this complete post...Twin Cities Light Rail is a Successful Transit Solution
Friday, June 3rd, 2016The new green line light rail connecting Minneapolis to Saint Paul is one of the most recent and highly successful public transit projects. Providing better, cleaner transportation solutions, helping to increase the standard of living and connecting people to jobs, the transit solution has earned widespread community support. NECA chapters and local unions collaborated over several years of construction under tight deadlines and schedules to deliver a project done on time and on budget, receiving accolades from both Mayors of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for their professionalism.
View this complete post...Pasadena to Azusa, CA: Foothill Gold Line Light Rail
Friday, October 17th, 2014In anticipation of the October 18th ceremony celebrating the completion the light rail track installation for the 11.5-mile Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa, the Construction Authority has released the video above highlighting the five-step process involved in building the track system.
View this complete post...Milwaukie, OR: Creating a Modern Park & Ride Facility
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014The project’s Park & Ride at the SE Park Ave MAX station will do more than provide commuters a place to park cars. It will also have secure bike parking, electric vehicle charging stations and a solar array—and 68% percent of the facility site will be dedicated to new and improved habitat.
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Friday, January 31st, 2014INFRA STORIES YOU SHOULDN’T MISS!
San Bernardino, California: Divided No More
Miami Transportation Planners Light the Way
Big Energy Buildings Go Greener
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Atlanta Snowstorm Strands Drivers
Los Angeles: Refurbishing a Light Rail Car
Thursday, January 9th, 2014Time lapse video of Metro Blue Line train refurbishing.
For more information visit http://www.metro.net/bluelineupgrades
-Metro Los Angeles on YouTube
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2013CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
RECONNECTING AMERICA
How can the largest voter approved transit initiative in the nation translate into a stronger regional economy, accessible living-wage jobs, reduced congestion, healthier people and places, greater affordability and an overall improved quality of life, particularly for low- and moderate-income people who comprise the majority of the population and workforce in Los Angeles County?
Portland, OR: I Build Light Rail!
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013This video features some of the men and women building the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project, the sixth light rail project for the Portland, Ore., region. Since April 2011, rain or shine, dedicated construction workers have been expanding the region’s high-capacity transit system. The new light rail line will open in 2015 and be used for generations to come.
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