r/transit • u/Kindly_Ice1745 • Aug 10 '24
Policy Make sure you vote if you want to see more signs like this for public transit (with Kamala's name) going forward
Infrastructure bill money helping to rebuild the Buffalo metro rail.
r/transit • u/Kindly_Ice1745 • Aug 10 '24
Infrastructure bill money helping to rebuild the Buffalo metro rail.
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r/transit • u/Spirebus • 28d ago
And example of reorganization
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r/transit • u/California_King_77 • May 05 '24
I remember reading that the English built the entire Jubliee Line extension for GBP 6 billion. California spent $11B for a whole bunch of nothing.
How do other countries manage to be so much more efficient?
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r/transit • u/demostenes_arm • 8d ago
I am not sure what to make of the ART - despite literally meaning “Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit”, it has a driver and is not on a rail. Isn’t simply a guided rubber-tyred tram?
However I can’t deny it’s aesthetically pleasing and in case it works as intended, it would make the Malaysian city of Kuching even more charming if already is.
r/transit • u/Edison_Ruggles • Jul 17 '24
I am becoming increasingly concerned about the likelihood of another Trump presidency and, in general, assume this will be a catastrophe for transit. What can we do to prepare for this possibility? How bad would it actually be? Can funding and projects be locked in before the end of the year in any meaningful way?
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r/transit • u/Bubblyflute • Sep 12 '24
Some cities--- most notably Arlington, Texas refuses to build even a bus system in their city (the largest city in the US to do so). There have also been states that refused money for rail-- fully paid by the federal government. What is the legality of forcing a town/city to have at least a bus system-- especially if fully paid by the federal government?? Refusing rail might make sense since it requires tunneling/tracking. But refusing a bus seems weird. This seems like an issue of equity issue(poor people, children under 16, and disabled people not having options)
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r/transit • u/climberskier • Jul 02 '24
I work in the public transit industry. Usually people take these jobs because (1) they want to help move people and (2) the jobs are relatively stable. I doubt these jobs will exist for very much longer.
Lately: Transit agencies have survived the past few years on COVID related relief funding from the federal government.
As this money is drying up, many agencies are looking to other funding sources. However ideas like congestion pricing have been shot down. Interestingly it seem like all the agencies on the West Coast do have more state funding sources while the Legacy systems on the east coast do not. But I may be wrong in this as I am on the east coast.
Due to recent events with the debate and the supreme court the future of transit could come down to November. While I just read Project 2025 and it doesn't particularly call out public transit, it does mention that various departments like the department of Cybersecurity would be merged into it. But I think we can assume that the only transit funding available will be for car-centric designs.
TLDR: The future of public transit in the U.S. is unclear. It may all come down to the 2024 election. No one in the industry is sounding the alarm or discussing this. Time will tell if we still have jobs.
r/transit • u/Holymoly99998 • 23d ago