Bush to Sign Bill to Nearly Double Amtrak Funding
The White House plans on approving a bill to provide Amtrak with $13 billion over the next five years, helping the company accommodate the country’s soaring demand for rail travel. (Wall Street Journal — Christopher Conkey)
October 1, 2008State rail projects get boost as driving declines
The feds throw down $30 million to improve performance and capacity for 15 passenger rail projects across the U.S. (Associated Press — Larry O’Dell)
September 24, 2008Dallas Area Rapid Transit board approves $1.6 billion budget
While dozens of transit agencies struggle with balooning ridership and bursting budgets, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is making a name for itself as “one of the most aggressively expanding transit agencies in North America.” (Dallas Morning News – Michael Lindenberger)
September 22, 2008Gas prices drive many to ride
The jump is ridership for many transit agencies is here to stay, and a professor at DePaul University says that mass transit has “gained respectability in ways that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago.” (Chicago Sun-Times — Mary Wisniewski)
July 18, 2008Fuel costs stain U.S. mass transit, too
Record ridership is straining the Los Angeles metro system, and authorities are responding with fare increases and a possible hike the county sales tax. (Christian Science Monitor — Michael Farrell)
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