CANADA's federal budget for 2017 was released on March 22 and highlights the government’s continued push toward public transit projects by allocating $C 25bn ($US 18.7bn) through various avenues.
THE Trump Administration’s proposed 2017 budget, released on March 16, includes reducing funds to the United States Department of Transportation and eliminating Amtrak's long-distance train funding, as well as popular transport grants.
THE Mayor of Ottawa Mr Jim Watson unveiled proposals to expand the scope of the city’s Stage 2 LRT project on February 17 in a proposal that would extend the network to the west, south and east.
UNION Pacific (UP) announced on January 23 that it intends to spend around $US 3.1bn through its 2017 capital programme, subject to approval by the Class 1 railway’s board of directors.
A federal grant and loan totalling nearly $US 1.5bn to help build the second phase of the Metro Purple Line Extension to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City was announced Jan. 5 by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA).
A ground breaking ceremony was held in California on November 29 for the $US 700m five-year first phase of the 40-year $US 6bn North Coast Corridor (NCC) infrastructure improvement project.
PUBLIC transport across the United States was a major winner in the November 8 election as 33 of the 48 local and state-wide public transit measures up for a vote were approved; a passage rate of 69%, based on unofficial results.
SHAREHOLDERS of Providence & Worcester Railroad (P&W) have voted to approve the proposed acquisition of the railway by Genesee & Wyoming (GWI).
HONOLULU leaders and US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) officials reached an agreement on the Honolulu metro project on August 30 in which the 32km line will be built all the way to Ala Moana as planned rather than being cut back to Middle Street, but without additional federal funding.
CALTRAIN's Modernisation Program has secured an additional $US 211m investment following a seven-party agreement adopted by the agency's board of directors on May 5.