Public transportation agencies went the extra mile in December as much of the U.S. dealt with heavy snowfalls, high winds, and other forms of severe winter weather. Safety was critical; moving people and equipment were paramount. Below are a few examples of how public transit responded to and prepared for inclement weather conditions. [More]

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that it is advancing a total of $182.4 million in New Starts funding for seven transit projects already under construction in New York, Dallas, Salt Lake City, Seattle, and Northern Virginia. [More]

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $10.17 million to CALSTART in Pasadena, CA, and $6.42 million to the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) in Atlanta, through the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. The grants will allow CALSTART and CTE to coordinate research for new technologies among fuel cell manufacturers, engineering firms, and public transportation agencies across the U.S. [More]

National parks, forests, and wildlife refuges in 24 states will receive a total of $27 million in federal grants for 47 public and alternative transportation projects through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program. [More]

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in Oakland, CA, has joined with Girls Incorporated of Alameda County (Girls Inc.) to encourage high school girls to develop clean and green public transportation ideas. [More]

When Ricardo Miranda, a bus operator with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in Boston, saw a lone passenger awaiting an inbound bus on a cold Saturday morning in December as he drove the outbound route, he made an effort to reach out. [More]

Bus operating facility employees with Houston’s Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County recently decorated several buses in the fleet with scenes evoking the joys of winter celebrations. [More]

It is difficult to imagine what America would be like without its interstate highway system. For decades, our state-of-the-art roadways have been the world’s envy—and rightfully so. They deliver products of agriculture and industry to market. They link people with schools, jobs, family, and health care. [More]

APTA’s Standards Development Program has announced the posting of 10 documents for public comment between Jan. 3 and Feb. 1. [More]

APTA has scheduled a free, hour-long webinar on “Funding the Public Transportation Needs of an Aging Population” for Wednesday, March 9, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. [More]

APTA has announced that it is holding its 2011 TransITech Conference, March 29-31 at the Hilton Miami Downtown in Miami, FL, at the same time and location as the APTA Fare Collection Workshop. [More]

As part of its year-long effort to create a tobacco-free workplace, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro) in Austin, TX, has dedicated a mural adjacent to the east entrance of the agency’s headquarters—an outdoor break area formerly used as a space for employee smoking. [More]

MTA New York City Transit (NYC Transit) has activated “countdown clocks” in 100 subway stations along its numbered subway lines, exceeding its original goal of having 75 stations online by the end of 2010. A similar project is underway to activate informational signs along the lettered lines. [More]

Gannett Fleming is celebrating 95 years of operation—since its founding in 1915. Today it is an international, ISO 9001:2008 Certified company that employs more than 2,100 planners, engineers, designers, information technology specialists, program managers, construction managers, and other professionals. [More]