WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of $5 million to help American Indian and Alaska Native tribal citizens initiate, improve and enhance transit service in Indian Country.…
Arcadis North America Expands Leadership Team in Chicago
Chicago, July 12, 2016 – Arcadis announced today the expansion of its leadership team in Chicago and the relocation of its Chicago team into a larger…
CTA Celebrates Pink Line’s First Decade of Service to Chicago
After 10 years and 50 million rides, officials from the Chicago Transit Authority today celebrated the 10th birthday of the Pink Line, which began service…
New LA Metro Security Headquarters to Unify Transit Resources
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority selected HDR as the lead design firm for the first phase of its new Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC). Planning and design will be completed early in 2017 with construction scheduled to begin in 2018.…
HNTB Hires Ian Choudri as National Rail and Transit Business Development Director
LOS ANGELES, June 16, 2016—Ian Choudri joined HNTB Corporation in the new position of national rail and transit business development director and senior vice president, where he will support the firm’s growth across the United States. “I am pleased to…
Secretary Foxx and China’s Minister of Transport Yang Chuangtang Kickoff the Race to Zero Emissions Challenge
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and China’s Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang unveiled the U.S.-China Race to Zero Emissions (R2ZE) Challenge during the eighth U.S.-China Transportation Forum in Los Angeles. The R2ZE Challenge…
Parsons Appoints Dhaliwal as SVP, International Rail Transit & Systems
PASADENA, Calif., May 10, 2016—Parsons is pleased to announce the appointment of Harjinder S. “Harj” Dhaliwal as Senior Vice President, International Rail Transit & Systems. In his new role, Mr. Dhaliwal will lead the development of the rail transit…
U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Kansas City Streetcar Grand Opening
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today joined Kansas City Mayor Sylvester “Sly” James Jr. and other local officials to celebrate the opening of a two-mile…
San Francisco Announces New Transbay Transit Center Financing Plan
Mayor Edwin M. Lee along with Supervisor and Metropolitan Transportation Commissioner Scott Wiener, Supervisor and Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) Director Jane Kim, and TJPA Board Chair Greg Harper today announced a proposed financing package to allow…
Federal Transit Administration Celebrates Opening of Denver’s “Train to the Plane” Commuter Rail Line
DENVER – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today joined top Colorado officials to open the University of Colorado A Line commuter rail service from downtown Denver to Denver…
