(Wall Street Journal) — Toll and fare increases take effect across the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s system Thursday, but they won’t solve the agency’s deep fiscal problems. The agency is aiming to up the revenue it receives from fares and tolls by 7.5%. To do that, it is implementing a set of increases that vary in […]
(Washington Informer) — Metro kicked off tighter security controls Tuesday, beginning randomized searches of riders’ bags at two stations during the morning commute. The first screenings, typically running well under a minute each, lasted for an hour at the Green Line’s College Park station and Braddock Road stop on the Yellow/Blue lines in Alexandria. No […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — The incoming Republican governors of Wisconsin and Ohio rejected $1.2 billion in federal funding for high-speed rail — leading to a windfall for Illinois. The state is getting $42.3 million in additional high-speed rail money, federal officials announced Thursday. That is in addition to the $1.2 billion in funding the state […]
(New York Times) — The Chicago Transit Authority announced last month that it is looking for a consulting firm to help develop a “revenue-generating corporate sponsorship program” — a plan to sell private companies the naming rights to CTA train lines, train stations and bus routes. The consultant will determine which of the agency’s assets […]
(Washington Examiner) — Metro’s revenue and ridership — especially among bus passengers — are falling well below projections since the transit agency raised fares last summer. Metrobus has driven about 42 million passengers through the first four months of Metro’s fiscal year, more than 3 million fewer than a year ago, according to the agency’s […]
(Washington Business Journal) — Two low-fare intercity bus lines that operate out of Washington are expanding service. Megabus.com, which offers fares for as little as $1 to some destinations, is adding daily D.C. routes to Boston, Toronto and a handful of cities in Virginia and North Carolina. Megabus.com starts service to the new cities Dec. […]