Silver Line’s bus stops in historic districts head for review
Details around VIA Metropolitan Transit’s new east-west line are coming into focus as designs and locations for the future bus stations in the city’s historic districts are expected to go before a panel for review. Documents submitted to the city’s Office of Historic Preservation list the bus stops that VIA has planned for the Silver Line, […]
Amtrak Inspector General report says company can learn from experience as it manages major rolling-stock acquisitions
Report outlines 10 areas company can improve acquisition process for Acela, Airo, long-distance equipment WASHINGTON — With Amtrak currently involved in the three largest equipment acquisitions in its history, the company needs to learn from earlier findings reported by its Office of Inspector General as the procurements are managed, the OIG says in a new […]
The most surprising winner of the World Cup was American public transit
America is having a soccer awakening. Can it have a transit one too? Much like its indifference toward soccer, America’s aversion to public transport has made it a global anomaly, an oddity encapsulated by the nation’s sacred pregame pastime: the tailgate. Here in the US, celebrating sports means driving your big car to a colossal suburban gridiron […]