Public transportation agencies throughout North America are moving forward on major projects in a variety of modes: commuter rail, light rail, heavy rail, modern streetcar, and bus rapid transit (BRT). Here’s a preliminary list of new and expanded services scheduled to open in 2014.

Northeast
MTA New York City Transit plans to open the extension of the 7 subway line to the far west side of ­Manhattan this summer. The line currently terminates at Times Square and will continue to a new station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue.

NYC Transit will open Fulton ­Center—which it calls “a downtown ‘Grand ­Central’ station”—in June. This facility will connect nine subway lines and improve access to another two lines.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is finishing five new heavy rail stations as it prepares to open the 11.6-mile Phase I of the Silver Line.

District DOT, Washington, DC, plans to launch two miles of modern streetcar service on H Street NE, beginning at Union Station, late in 2014.

Southeast
The initial segment of Florida DOT’s SunRail commuter rail line is due to enter service in May. The route runs from DeBary, north of Sanford, to Sand Lake Road in south Orlando.

The city of Atlanta is working with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and businesses to launch the Atlanta Downtown Streetcar later this year. It will run between the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site and Centennial Olympic Park.

LYNX in Orlando, FL, is preparing two new BRT lines under the LYMMO brand. East/West BRT, opening in April, will largely operate in mixed traffic with some dedicated lanes. Parramore BRT, opening later in the year, is a new 2.1-mile line.

Midwest
The Interurban Transit Partnership (The Rapid), Grand Rapids, MI, will introduce revenue service for SilverLine BRT on Aug. 25. A special event including a ­ceremonial first ride will precede the beginning of service.

The Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago DOT are preparing to open the Central Loop (East-West) BRT Corridor this year. This service will operate bus-only lanes along Washington and ­Madison streets and will include a new bus terminal at Union Station.

Metro Transit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, will launch Green Line light rail in the summer, connecting downtown ­Minneapolis with downtown St. Paul at Union Depot Station.

South
Houston’s Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will open two more light rail lines this fall: East End (Green) and Southeast (Purple).

Dallas Area Rapid Transit will open the last section of Orange Line light rail, connecting the Belt Line Station to Terminal A of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, before the end of the year.

Rockies
Transfort in Fort Collins, CO, is scheduled to launch MAX BRT in May. The new service will operate in a north-south corridor more than five miles long, which includes about three miles of new transit-only concrete guideway.

Pacific Northwest
Seattle’s King County Metro will launch two new RapidRide BRT lines during 2014. The E Line opens Feb. 15, while the RapidRide F Line will begin in June.

California
Omnitrans, San Bernardino, CA, will open its first BRT service, sbX, in April. The 15.7-mile corridor will connect northern San Bernardino and Loma Linda, with 16 stations and four park-and-ride facilities.

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System plans to introduce BRT service on its I-15 Express Lanes this summer. Commuter Express bus routes currently operate on these lanes.

Los Angeles Metro is working with the city and county of Los Angeles on the Wilshire Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in Los Angeles, an upgrade of the current Wilshire service. Improvements are planned for 9.9 miles of the 12.5-mile route, including 7.7 miles of peak period curbside bus lanes.

Canada
In Edmonton, AB, the 3.3-km Metro Line (North LRT to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) is expected to enter service in late June. This is the first segment of a planned LRT expansion to the Edmonton city limits and includes three new stations.

Calgary Transit in Calgary, AB, will open the final extension of its Northwest Light Rail Line (Red Line) in the fall. The line currently has eight stations, and this extension will add one new station.