Transit
BART ridership slumps; board mulls service cuts, fare increases
OAKLAND — Despite crush-loads during peak commute times, the number of people riding BART is falling short of projections, forcing the transit agency …
BARTNJ Transit trains resume service after fire suspension
New Jersey Transit trains are rolling with delays after service was suspended because of a fire near the Portal Bridge.<p>Service on the Northeast …
New Jersey TransitRevealed: The seven Tube lines with train seats that never get washed
Seats on seven Tube lines never get washed with shampoo, surprising new figures have shown.<p>Nearly five million people use the London Underground …
Transport for LondonCity Bus & Subway Delays Getting Worse: MTA
It’s not your imagination. Delays on New York City busses and subway trains are getting worse. Numbers from the MTA show the problem is skyrocketing. …
MTAParramatta light rail route revealed
The preferred alignment is 12km long with 16 potential stations, linking Westmead to three campuses of Western Sydney University, Parramatta North, …
Commuter RailStorm Doris: Trains from Euston and St Pancras suspended as 60mph winds spark travel mayhem
Two of the capital's major stations were sent into chaos as trains were suspended because of Storm Doris.
London Public TransportSubway Performers Attack Straphanger in Brooklyn: NYPD
Police are searching for a group of subway performers who attacked and injured a commuter this week in Brooklyn.<p>The commuter was riding an A train in …
New York CityTrump’s Attack on San Francisco’s Commuter Railroad Should Trouble You
Chances are, you ignore the federal budgetary process. If the esoteric language and shifting deadlines don’t drive you away, the decades-long …
Silicon ValleyAmazing Photographs of 1980s New York City Subway Through the Lens of a Teenager
Most of these photographs below were shot in 1982 and 83 by native New Yorker Ken Stein when he was 17 and 18 year old, and was the staff …
New York City SubwayInside John Lewis’s $6 billion vision to bring light rail across the city all at once
It’s not too often a local transit plan gets dubbed the “big bang.”<p>But that’s exactly the moniker given to the latest proposal from the Charlotte …
Commuter RailThis Fascinating Map Reveals How Incredibly Deep Moscow's Metro Runs
Moscow’s metro system is unfathomably deep under the ground. In fact, the system’s deepest station, Park Pobedy, is the third deepest station in the …
MoscowMan jumps from moving NJ Transit bus, suffers serious head injury
The bus was in West Orange when the man jumped, officials said
New Jersey TransitExclusive: MTA Refutes Reddit Story That Supreme x Metrocards Were Stolen From Machine
As expected, people are going crazy over the new Supreme x MTA collaboration. We’ve seen hypebeasts of all ages swarm to NYC subway stations in an …
MTAPlight of company towns: finding a new identity
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis planned to open this year's State of the City speech by thanking Caterpillar Inc. for its longtime commitment to the central Illinois town, declaring "We wouldn't be Peoria without Caterpillar."<p>It's been that way for decades in Peoria and in other company …
BusinessL.A. Voter Guide: Deciphering This Election's Most Contentious Issue, Measure S
It's difficult to recall a local election that had this many billboards. Maybe in 1993, when the self-funding millionaire mayoral candidate Richard …
HousingForthcoming L train shutdown meetings will focus on transit alternatives
The MTA wants to hear your ideas on possible alternatives during the shutdown<p>There have been endless ideas on how the MTA and the city should accommodate riders during the impending L train shutdown that will leave thousands of New Yorkers searching for an alternative mode of transportation. Folks …
MTAWhile transit use declines elsewhere, it’s booming in Seattle
Transit ridership in the increasingly crowded Seattle area grew more than 4 percent last year, even as most big metro areas across the U.S. lost …
TransportationCrews making progress on rapid transit project in South County
Significant progress has been made on construction of the South Bay rapid transit project, which, once complete, will provide people with a fast …
San DiegoMultimodal transportation investments are critical for Colorado
It has been 25 years since the last time the state of Colorado increased the gas tax. During that time, the state has added more than 2 million …
DenverRoswell, Gwinnett regional transit aspirations are translating to action
Governments in northern metro are beginning to think big-picture, and want state help for planning<p>For decades, the explosive northern reaches of the five-county core metro area have found themselves in the transit doldrums. That is, more than two million residents in North Fulton, Gwinnett, and …
AtlantaLight curves of the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets as they transit
This diagram shows how the light of the dim red ultra cool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 fades as each of its seven known planets passes in front of it and …
AstronomyWith officials touting ‘record transit’ numbers, Capitol Hill riders trading bus for light rail
More Capitol Hill commuters are traveling by public transportation — and they’re ditching buses in favor of light rail and the <b>First Hill Streetcar</b> in …
SeattleMTA reports NYC subway ridership drops for the first time since 2009
The drop is relatively small but significant<p>The MTA has seen a steady surge in annual ridership over the past few years but that streak has finally come to an end. For the first time since 2009, the agency saw a decrease in ridership over the last year, leaving agency officials in search of ways to …
MTAWoman, 24, arrested in MTA bus shooting in Baltimore
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder in the weekend shooting of a man on a Maryland Transit …
MTANY to boost rural transportation funds by $32 million
New York state plans to dedicate $32 million in federal funding to improve public transportation in the state's rural areas.<p>Gov. Andrew Cuomo's …
Andrew CuomoThe Supreme MTA Fare Cards Are Now Being Sold for $1000
Cult streetwear brand Supreme is notorious for the fervent nature of their fans, hypebeasts who often wait outside of their store for hours or even …
MTA11 Unbuilt Metros & Failed Rapid Transit Systems
<i>(Explore the world’s unbuilt metros and proposed urban transit infrastructure)</i><p>There’s something uniquely fascinating about unbuilt metros and other …
Urban PlanningGrab Your Supreme MTA Metro Card Before It's Too Late
The <b>MTA</b>’s <b>Supreme</b> branded MetroCard launched in New York City and available only at select subway stations in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn.<p>You can …
MTASupreme MetroCards Are As In Demand As Actual Supreme Clothes
Just more proof that Supreme fans will queue up for any drop from the NYC-based brand.<p>Is 2017 the year of Supreme? So far it seems that way. Coming off of a game-changing collaboration with Louis Vuitton that was unveiled during the Paris menswear shows, the skate-and-so-much-more brand brought its …
New York City SubwayDriver proves Southampton Central station parking bays 'too small'
<b>A motorist has had a fine for parking over the line of a bay overturned after he proved the spaces were "too small".</b><p>Jago Lawless, 46, was fined £80 for not parking his Hyundai i10 within a bay at Southampton Central station about a week ago.<p>After receiving the ticket, the naval architect measured …
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