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Transit News

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Advisory: Transit News updates are temporarily suspended until further notice.  

 

 

January 20, 2023

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• SEPTA’s issues go deeper than Bus Revolution | Opinion  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

 

 

January 19, 2023

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• Amtrak seeks carbuilder interest in new long-distance fleet: Analysis  (Trains.com)

 

 

January 18, 2023

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• Amtrak releases third annual Diversity Report  (Mass Transit Magazine)

 

 

January 17, 2023

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• Part-Time College Students Now Included In NJ Transit Discount Program  (Patch.com)

 

 

January 15, 2023

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• For non-drivers, Glassboro-Camden light rail still makes sense | Opinion  (NJ.com)

 

 

January 13, 2023

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• America Has No Transportation Engineers  (NextCity.org)

• State diverted $2B from clean energy fund to NJ Transit, other needs, report finds  (NewJerseyMonitor.com)

 

 

January 12, 2023

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• High Costs are not About Precarity  (PedestrianObservations.org)  

• Philadelphia ranks among the top 10 most congested traffic cities in the world  (WHYY.org)

• Lower public transit use in Pennsylvania poses long-term budget problems  (TheCenterSquare.com)

• Passenger Rail Outlook: Amtrak at the Crossroads  (Railway Age)

• NJ Transit’s Corbett details pipeline of projects - nearly $8 billion  (ROI-NJ.com)

• Bucks County Awarded $2.5M In Grants For Newtown Rail Trail  (Patch.com)

 

 

January 11, 2023

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• The incoming Congress still has plenty of transportation work to do  (T4America.org)

• NJ Transit Celebrates 40 Years of Service  (metro-magazine.com)

 

 

January 10, 2023

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• Amtrak lowers its USA Rail Pass to $299 for a limited time  (9news.com)

• SEPTA working to bring historic trolley rides back to Philly  (CBS Philadelphia)

• Murphy’s address silent about NJ Transit fares  (NJ.com)

 

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January 9, 2023

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• FTA: Grant Applications Welcome for Areas of Persistent Poverty Program  (Railway Age)

• Transit Agencies Seek to Boost Minority Contracting Efforts  (route-fifty.com)

 

 

January 8, 2023

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• Water leak near Philly’s 30th Street Station halts SEPTA subway and trolley service  (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• SEPTA makes changes to 5 Regional Rail lines  (Metro Philadelphia)

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