The demand for public transportation rose last year as Americans took 10.5 billion trips, the second highest ridership since 1957, and 154 million more trips than the previous year, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This was the seventh year in a row [continue reading]
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Metro CEO Art Leahy welcomed more than 200 community leaders and marketing and transportation professionals from across the country to the American Public Transportation Sup. Michael D. Antonovich speaking at national APTA workshop this week in Los Angeles. Association (APTA) annual workshop for [continue reading]
Transit ridership across the United States continued to rise in the third quarter of 2012 with a 2.6 percent increase over this time last year, according to the latest statistics released today by the American Public Transportation Assn. The numbers echoed gains made in Los Angeles County, where light rail [continue reading]
Below is the news release from the American Public Transportation Assn. — the Los Angeles area saw big gains in light rail and commuter rail ridership. That mirrors the gains in Metro’s rail ridership in April, although overall Metro ridership in April 2012 is down from April 2011 and April [continue reading]
As seen in the latest edition of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s Weekly Web Flash: They were the first operators to board the new Expo Line for the testing runs. On opening day, [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Edmonton: Listen up, Ottawa: Transit is our No. 1 need The city of Edmonton — that’s Alberta, Canada — has big plans for [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood awards $196 million to reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago (USDOT) According to Amtrak.com [continue reading]
As The Source’s Kim Upton reported two weeks ago, the Long Beach Bikestation recently reopened with a striking new look. I decided last week to check out the new digs for myself. The trip from the Westside was surprisingly straightforward: one Big Blue Bus ride to 7th/Metro Center, a transfer [continue reading]
This week we’re kicking off a new regular feature to highlight news from transit agencies and planners from around the world. Do you like the new feature? Have an idea for a story? Let us know in the comments. Bus “adjustments” may be coming to a line near you (Washington [continue reading]
The American Public Transportation Association — a member-based advocacy organization — has released a report [PDF] this month that highlights some of the challenges facing transit agencies around the country. The report crunches data from a survey of transit agencies that APTA conducted in the spring of 2011. While the [continue reading]
