Public transportation

July 15, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that ridership continues to increase on Connecticut rail and bus mass transit systems. Ridership figures for the month of May 2007 indicate an 8 percent increase in intrastate rail travel (rides within Connecticut) on the New Haven Rail Line from May, 2006. Bus service, operated by CTTransit in the cities of Hartford, New Haven and Stamford, showed an increase of over 4 percent in ridership when compared to May, 2006.    » read more »

Meeting Underscores July 16th Deadline as Bruno and Tedisco Express Albany Support

July 10, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno and Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, today met with Jeffrey Shane, the Undersecretary for Policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).    » read more »

Take Care Of Transportation For Next 15-20 Years

July 9, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell tonight announced that a tentative budget agreement was reached with legislative leaders just after 9 p.m. Monday. The pact, he said, means nearly 25,000 furloughed state employees will return to work at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and transportation, including Pennsylvania’s network of highways, bridges and mass transit systems, will be well-financed for the next 15 to 20 years.    » read more »

July 3, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire today announced the next step to secure new ferries in Washington. Washington State Ferries has accepted a Notice of Intent for a Joint Single Proposal from three area shipyards – Todd Pacific Shipyards, J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Inc. - to build four new 144-vehicle ferries.    » read more »

Fare Hike Would Affect Public Health, Environment by Forcing Thousands More to Drive

LOS ANGELES (June 26, 2007) – A coalition of bus riders, labor/community and conservation groups is taking the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to court today to challenge major fare hikes approved recently by the agency.    » read more »

June 26, 2007 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) today announced the release of the state's 2005-2030 long-range transportation plan (MI Transportation Plan).

Two years in the making, the plan is based on an unprecedented amount of public input and guidance from Michigan business, government and customer stakeholders.

More than 3,000 people attended public workshops and 2,600 submitted an online questionnaire, while another 3,300 households participated in a telephone survey to share their vision for Michigan's transportation future.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell tonight praised the House of Representatives for advancing compromise legislation to address Pennsylvania’s transportation crisis.

The chamber voted to approve an amendment to House Bill 1590 that would create a public-public partnership between the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and PennDOT to provide funding for bridge and road repair and public transit systems.    » read more »

June 19, 2007 -- RICHMOND – Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine released the following statement after the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 today to fund the project to extend the Metrorail system to Dulles International Airport:

“I appreciate the leadership shown by Chairman York and the Loudoun Board of Supervisors to provide local funding to extend Metrorail into the Dulles corridor. Today’s approval ensures that Phase Two of this project will extend west of Dulles Airport, ensuring transit and rail access to Loudoun for the first time.”    » read more »

Directs DOT To Review “Every Available Option” For Expanding Service

June 13, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, in an effort to promote a better regional approach to rail service today directed the Department of Transportation (DOT) to complete a full review of “every available option and potential obstacle” for service for the thousands of Connecticut commuters who travel every day into New York City to locations near Penn Station.    » read more »

Urges Support For Dedicated Funding For Public Transit

May 24, 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell said today the pending 31-percent fare increases and 20-percent service cuts for riders of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority will wreak havoc on businesses and workers. The Governor urged lawmakers to join him in finding a solution that puts SEPTA and other transit agencies on a firm financial footing and spares the region and state such economic pain.    » read more »

Reiterates Call for Risk-Based Homeland Security Funding

May 10, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today welcomed a boost to New York's homeland security funding with the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of additional funds for the state's transit systems, ports and infrastructure. While applauding this increase, Senator Clinton underscored that more funding is needed to fully address New York's homeland security needs as a top terrorist target.    » read more »

May 10, 2007 -- ALTOONA – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Altoona Mayor Wayne Hippo and more than 25 mayors from around Pennsylvania today called on the General Assembly to address critical public transit needs.    » read more »

04/30/2007 -- California Governor Schwarzenegger today announced that local and state agencies have agreed to boost the capacity of Bay Area rail, bus, and ferry services around the region for as long as necessary. The availability of additional transit services is vital for Bay Area commuters following Sunday’s catastrophic accident and fire that damaged two key freeway connectors in the MacArthur Maze.    » read more »