U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $187 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four Bus Rapid Transit Projects
Transit projects in California, Utah and Washington State will receive allocations under FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Small Starts Program WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $187 million in federal funding will be allocated to four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure projects in California, Utah, and Washington State. Funding is provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Small Starts Progra...
AECOM, Houston METRO continue to advance automated, zero emissions transit technology with $1.5 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration
HOUSTON – AECOM, the world’s premier infrastructure consulting firm, has partnered with Houston METRO, the region’s largest public transit provider, to accelerate deployment of automated technology in transit vehicles. Funded through a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the team will pilot one of the nation’s first automated electric shuttle buses that will serve Texas Southern University, University of Houston, and Houston’s Third Ward neighborhood. AECOM work...
Skyline Tower transit improvements open in Long Island City
New York, NY TSX, NYSE: STN: In addition to making a mark on the skyline as the tallest building in Queens, Skyline Tower is also enhancing the Long Island City transit experience through a series of critical station upgrades that are now open to the public. These improvements, designed by a Stantec-led team, replaced an existing subway stairway with a new fully accessible elevator now located within the building’s base at 23-15 44th Dr., expanding accessibility and capacity at the Court Square...
Pilot program launches to improve transit bus procurement
VEIC selected by FTA as program implementer Winooski, VT: In the spring of 2020, VEIC was selected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help deliver a pilot program that will improve the way transit agencies acquire new vehicles. The Pilot Program for Nonprofit Cooperative Procurements has launched with the objective of increasing innovation, promoting efficiency, and demonstrating the effectiveness of cooperative procurement contracts for transit vehicles administered by n...
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Selects Hensel Phelps-Stantec Design-Build Team for New Rail Facility
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has selected the design-build team of Hensel Phelps and Stantec to design and deliver the WMATA Rail Heavy Repair and Overhaul (HRO) Facility, located in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The approximately US$225 million project will support WMATA’s goals for greater efficiency and a new process for railcar maintenance, repairs, and overall operations. With the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States, averaging over 6...
Stantec GenerationAV™ partners with Swiftmile to advance micromobility and create AV-ready streets
Micromobility Hubs will keep light electric vehicles orderly and charged while serving as a platform for autonomous and connected vehicle technology EDMONTON, AB - TSX, NYSE:STN: Stantec GenerationAV™ and Swiftmile have entered into a partnership to bring Swiftmile’s Micromobility Hubs to cities, municipalities, and campuses, helping scale adoption of electric micromobility while providing a new platform for integrating AV and connected vehicle technology. The partnership addresses...
360 Transit Alliance Joint Venture selected to lead project controls for four Toronto subway lines
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have selected 360 Transit Alliance Joint Venture, which includes key partners Stantec and Jacobs, to execute a Program Control Services Contract for Ontario’s four priority transit projects in the Greater Toronto Area. These include the new Ontario Line, the Scarborough Subway Extension, the Yonge Street North Subway Extension, and the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension – with a total estimated capital value of $28.5 billion. 360 Transit Alliance will...
DART Celebrates Silver Line Construction with First Concrete Pour Ceremony
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Archer Western Herzog (AWH) commemorated construction of the future Silver Line Regional Rail project with a First Concrete Ceremony on Wednesday, December 16. The event took place near the intersection of Preston Road and the Keller Springs Road, a mile northeast of the future Knoll Trail Station in Dallas. The ceremony included a long-held tradition by the Walsh Group, parent company of AWH, of placing Miraculous Medals in a project's first concrete pour...
Stantec-designed One Vanderbilt Avenue transit improvements open for public use
The $3.3 billion transit-oriented development adds vital connections to Grand Central Terminal and the forthcoming East Side Access project The completion of One Vanderbilt Avenue, which joins the world’s most recognizable skyline as the second tallest office tower in New York City at 1,401 feet, also marks a significant milestone for the Midtown transit system. All components of One Vanderbilt’s $220 million transit improvement project, designed by Stantec and funded by SL Green, are now com...
APTA and the Transit app Partner to Unveil New Ridership Trends Dashboard
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the Transit app today released the APTA Ridership Trends dashboard, a new resource providing up-to-date, week-by-week estimations of public transit ridership for agencies across the United States. The dashboard is available at www.transitapp.com/APTA. During the COVID-19 pandemic, public transit ridership has risen and fallen rapidly in response to public health alerts across the country. These changes make it difficult for public tran...
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February Issue 2026
