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Richard A. White, CEO of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) discusses the worldEs fourth largest transit operatorEs measures to face the future security challenges. The plans, technological innovations and some of the greatest challenges of the future are discussed.

Byline: BILL SHEA Revised draft legislation made public last week that would permit the Michigan Department of Transportation to enter into a public-private partnership to build and operate a new [...]

Byline: Robert Barkin Spanning the Columbia River, the Lewis and Clark Bridge links Washington State and Oregon, carrying more than 18,000 vehicles a day during the busy vacation season. But, [...]

Until an agreement or other understandings related to on-site safety reviews is reached with Mexico, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) cannot grant long-haul operating authority to any Mexican [...]

JACKSON -- The long-awaited, $318-million airport parkway project, linking downtown with Jackson-Evers International Airport, is being moved another step toward construction as an engineering firm begins acquiring some 150 properties [...]

THE DEPARTMENT for Transport (DfT) is keeping its faith in both the unpopular 14.6m longer semi-trailer and its preferred 15.65m stable mate for a relaunch of its longer semi trial. [...]

The opening of the FrontRunner South line to Provo is an investment in the future, says Michael Allegra, UTA general manager. 'It's an investment not only for today, but for [...]

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI -- The Mississippi Transportation Commission has approved Louisiana's 'contraflow' (lane reversal) request that asked the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) to contraflow the southbound lanes on both 159 [...]

PORTUGUESE Transport Minister Antonio Mexia has announced plans for a high speed line between Lisboa and Porto. Five options were examined by RAVE, the company responsible for planning and building [...]

CHINESE consultants have completed a feasibility study for construction of a 13.1 km elevated metro line in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. The city authorities were due to submit the report [...]

VANCOUVER's TransLink board of directors voted unanimously on October 15 to select light rail technology for the proposed Northeast route linking Coquitlam to the SkyTrain Millennium Line. The cities of [...]

PLANS to build a high speed inter-city rail link between Beijing and Tianjin were unveiled by officials from the two municipalities on November 16. Construction work on the 14.3bn yuan [...]

DUBLIN light rail Line A, now known as the Red Line, was officially opened by Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern and Transport Minister Seamus Brennan on September 28. After unveiling [...]

The reactions of the transportation and school authorities to the accidental injuries caused to the school students who were not picked from the bus stop owing to their unruly behavior are discussed. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system implemented a Stop Watch Program , which encourages the law enforcement agencies to keep the school students using the transit system under constant watch and any violent behavior is then dealt through the school authorities or the parents.

On Sept. 24, the U.S. House of Representatives decided to reappropriate $375 billion for the Transportation Enhancements (TE) program, which would have lost its funding at the end of that [...]

On Feb. 17, Transport for London began a congestion charging scheme in which cars entering an 8 square mile zone in the center of London will be charged $8. The [...]