APTA Study Highlights Transit Needs of ‘Late-Shift’ Commuters
A new study compiled by the American Public Transportation Association highlights the rising number of “late-shift” workers on night and weekend shifts, and the study says those weekend late-shift workers tend to suffer from “inadequate access” to public transit services. In particular, the food service, health care, construction, education and finance industries entertain “high projected growth rates” for late-shift work over the next seven years, yet a lack of late-shift transit options can...
IBI Group to Lead Hurontario LRT Design as Part of Mobilinx Preferred Proponent Consortium
TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx announced on August 26 that Mobilinx is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. IBI Group (TSX:IBG) will be leading the design team as part of this significant project expected to commence in the fall of 2019. The Hurontario LRT will provide 18km of rapid transit to the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, addressing transportation demand and enhancing the urban env...
New Rider Data Shows How Public Transit Reduces Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions
Public transit has long been an answer for people looking to leave their car at home and reduce their air pollution emissions. But now, with better rider tracking tools, the University of Utah and the Utah Transit Authority can better answer the question: How much does public transit reduce pollution emissions? In a paper published in Environmental Research Communications, University of Utah researchers Daniel Mendoza, Martin Buchert and John Lin used tap-on tap-off rider data to quantify the...
Collaboration is the Name of the Game
Planning, designing, and constructing any public transit project requires plenty of time, effort, and most importantly, collaboration. Turning the vision of the D2 Subway into reality is no exception. There are a lot of players and even more moving parts at work to bring Dallas’s forthcoming D2 Subway to life — and keeping the process on track requires everyone working together to ensure everything runs smoothly. Working Together to Move North Texas Forward Throughout the D2 Subway project...
FTA Awards $84.9M in ‘Low-No’ Transit Bus Grants
The Federal Transit Administration awarded $84.9 million in grants to 38 projects in 38 states on July 26 via its Low- or No-Emission or “Low-No” program that funds transit bus projects centered around “advanced propulsion” technologies. Eligible projects include the purchase or lease of buses powered by technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells, battery-electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. “Since its establishment, FTA’s Low-No program has fun...
Maryland Purple Line Celebrates Key Milestone at Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility
RIVERDALE, MD —WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, joined the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) Tuesday at a ceremony to celebrate the topping out of the Glenridge Operations and Maintenance Facility (OMF). At the celebration, the final construction beam was signed and placed into position atop the facility. WSP is part of the Purple Line Transit Partners, a joint venture that serves as program management consult...
Stantec to Lead Feasibility Study for Griffith Park Aerial Transit System
Los Angeles, CA - Stantec—a global engineering, consulting, architecture, and design firm— recently was selected by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks to prepare a feasibility study of an Aerial Transit System (ATS) aimed at alleviating congestion and increasing mobility in and around Los Angeles’ famed Griffith Park. The study will serve as a tool to allow informed decision-making on whether to move an ATS forward for Griffith Park. Griffith Park is among the largest...
Video: Utah DOT Hopes Self-Driving Shuttle Fosters AV Acceptance
The Utah Department of Transportation is conducting a 12 month pilot program to test the use of autonomous shuttles at various locations throughout the state. The electric shuttles don’t have a driver’s seat, steering wheel or a brake pedal. Transportation TV jumped on a UDOT shuttle at AASHTO’s Spring Meeting, in Park City, where we met Chris Siavrakas the technology project manager for UDOT. Siavrakas says UDOT has partnered with the Utah Transit Authority—to among other things, examine how...
DART and Dallas Keeping Streetcar Roles on Track
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board agreed at their July meeting to implement a Master Streetcar Interlocal Agreement between DART and the City of Dallas that establishes Dallas Streetcar roles and responsibilities. The agreement is needed to consolidate existing contracts and to outline responsibilities related to the planning, design, construction, procurement, operations and maintenance of the Dallas Streetcar, now and in the future. Project Specific Amendments would be presented...
DART Agrees to Continue UTSW Medical Center Shuttle
A new three-year agreement between Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center has been approved to continue funding and operating a shuttle in the Medical Center area. The contract renews service on Routes 822 and 823 that provides employees and patients short last-mile connections from Parkland Station and the TRE’s Medical/Market Center Station. The contract would have expired in September. An average of 245 weekday riders circulate th...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
