Following a press conference on the impacts of a proposed 2.5% Corporate Transit Fee on Tuesday, a few reports indicated the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) supported increasing of New Jersey sales tax as a funding source for the proposed tax on business.
Brightline West officially broke ground on what it said was the nation’s first true high-speed rail system, which will connect Las Vegas to Southern California.
New Jersey’s straphangers will be digging deeper into their pockets to pay for bus and train rides after the state’s transit agency approved a double-digit fare increase.
Amtrak has selected an AECOM-led joint venture with Jacobs as its delivery partner for the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program to upgrade a ten-mile section of the Northeast Corridor, America’s busiest passenger rail line.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has received a $2 million federal grant from the United States Department of Transportation through its Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants program.
Fourteen large transit projects in 11 states could receive nearly $4 billion in federal support for construction as part of President Biden’s fiscal 2025 Budget Request to Congress.
The Metra Board of Directors approved a contract to buy zero-emission, battery-powered trainsets, making it one of the first in the nation to operate the technology.