Transportation DC Metro's Safety Surge Report Card Jim Parsons July 20, 2016 One Comment Early results are in on efforts to fast track rail system's voluminous maintenance needs.Read More
Transportation Foxx Asks How Post-FAST Act Dollars Will Be Spent As Interstate hits age 60, DOT chief calls for new look at surface transportation policy Tom Ichniowski June 29, 2016 No Comments
Transit Projects RTD’s Southeast Rail Extension Breaks Ground June 2, 2016 The Southeast Rail Extension project adds 2.3 miles to the existing 19-mile Southeast Line, which parallels I-25 south of Denver.Read More
As The Tide Turns: Virginia Beach’s Long-Running Light-Rail Saga Jim Parsons March 10, 2016 No Comments Opponents of a planned light-rail extension in Virginia Beach cast their hopes to the ballot box.Read More
Transit Construction 64th Avenue Bridge Opens on Northwest Rail’s B Line February 3, 2016 The new bridge provides a grade-separated crossing and is the only roadway bridge along the Northwest Line. Read More
The Year in Transportation: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been Aileen Cho December 29, 2015 One Comment Big developments and big setbacks marked transportation construction in 2015, a year in which two journalists traveled across America in a rusty 1949 Hudson to see how infrastructure projects are getting done.Read More
Airports/Transit Award of Merit: CT Fastrak, Contract 1 December 18, 2015 No Comments Crews building the first half-mile of the 9.4-mile busway faced a slew of challenges.Read More
Best Airports/Transit Project: CT Fastrak Busway, Contract 3 December 18, 2015 No Comments The 5.85-mile-long project, adjacent to an active rail line, is part of CTfastrak—Connecticut’s first bus rapid transit system (BRT).Read More
Best Airport/Transit Project: Harrisonburg Dept. of Public Transportation Administration and Maintenance Facility December 10, 2015 No Comments Located on a 16-acre shared-use site, the Harrisonburg Dept. of Public Transportation Administration and Maintenance Facility is a hub of activity.Read More
No DC Streetcar in 2015 Jim Parsons December 7, 2015 One Comment Despite being seemingly on the cusp of full operations for months, a date for the official debut of DC's streetcar line remains uncertain.Read More