In addition to voting on the next leader of the free world this presidential election, voters in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County will also decide whether to implement a 30-year 1-cent Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $544.6 million loan to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District through the Build America Bureau for 775 new passenger railcars.
The Federal Transit Administration announced it is sending roughly $5.1 million to the University of Cincinnati to promote the adoption of digital platforms that speed up and improve the delivery of transit construction projects while reducing costs.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will temporarily suspend rail service to Indian Creek Station on the Blue Line from Dec. 8 to 9 to install a new pedestrian bridge over the tracks.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has named Assistant General Manager of External Affairs Steven Parker as interim chief of staff and Assistant General Manager of Labor and Employee Relations LaShanda Dawkins as interim chief administrative officer.
A group of elected officials and community leaders gathered to oppose a proposed Mobility SPLOST that Cobb County, Georgia, voters will decide when they head to the polls in November.