Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Rail

A similar train derailment in Georgia. Photo: Paul Brennan, CC

Advocates: U.S. Needs Vision Zero for Railroads Following Mo. Crash

By Kea Wilson | Jun 30, 2022 | No Comments

Safety advocates are demanding action following an Amtrak derailment that could have been prevented if policymakers had funded the basic infrastructure and policy changes that safety hawks have been recommending for decades.

Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future

By Jeff Wood | Jun 16, 2022 | No Comments

Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?

Talking Headways Podcast: Thinking Regionally About New York

By Jeff Wood | Jun 2, 2022 | No Comments

How the Interborough Express got traction, and other tales of transit in the Big City.

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Feds’ Safety Review Could Impact Local Governance Over Boston Transit

By Christian MilNeil | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

An “extremely concerned” federal agency will increase its oversight over the the T, and advocates worry that the move could severely constrain the T’s ability to plan for its future. “The potential is basically a federal takeover where suits from D.C. basically come in to run the place,” warns Brian Kane, the Executive Director of […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board

By Jeff Wood | Jan 6, 2022 | No Comments

This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.

Infrastructure Law Helps Fix Amtrak Funding Woes, Rail Exec. Tells House

By Jacob Fischler | Dec 27, 2021 | No Comments

An infusion of $22 billion for Amtrak would allow the system to offer more reliable service, upgrade stations and work on its backlog of deferred maintenance.

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