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Environmental and transit advocates are taking New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to court over her 11th-hour decision to put the brakes on the nation’s first congestion pricing plan.
New Jersey’s plans to replace its fleet of diesel-powered buses with electric vehicles is getting a nearly $100 million boost from the federal government to upgrade a regional bus depot.
New York is getting $12 billion in federal funding to help build a long-delayed second tunnel beneath the Hudson River in what officials are touting as the largest rail construction grant in U.S. history.
(The Center Square) — Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority officials are weighing a proposed $654.5 million operating budget for fiscal 2025. The budget anticipates roughly $386.5 million in sales tax revenue, nearly $82 million in passenger revenue and $80 million in federal operating assistance. The $654.5 million operating expenses are roughly $23 million more than the agency’s fiscal 2024 budget. The transit agency also plans a $717.1 million State of Good Repair budget, including $550.5 million for capital expenditures and $152.4 million for debt service. The capital spending plan includes $91.8 million for the new series CQ400 railcars slated to
A 17 state coalition led by Nebraska is suing California for creating ZEV standards for trucking fleets that set down even a single tire in California, saying the state’s rule violates the Constitution’s Commerce Clause.
Democrat legislators have introduced the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, which would establish a new, fully integrated agency to deliver transit service throughout northeastern Illinois.
Though a private company for over 175 years, the North Carolina Railroad Company often works with the state’s taxpayer subsidized projects to create jobs and help the economy.