Drunk driver injures 5 crashing into NJ Transit bus, cops say
🚌 Maze Landing man charged with drunken crash into New Jersey transit bus 🚌 There were 10 people on the bus at the time of the accident 🚌 Three passengers injured in accident, police say EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP — Four people were taken to hospital after a drunk driver crashed into a New Jersey Transit […]
Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff get $51M in funding for clean transit
Phoenix – The Biden administration has announced more than $51 million in grants for low- or no-emission mass transit initiatives in the Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff areas. Arizona cut It is part of 130 Department of Transportation awards totaling about $1.7 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure bill of 2021. Valley Metro’s grant is $13.3 million. […]
Transit tax loss could cost QC millions |
The potential elimination of the half-cent sales tax on transportation projects in Maricopa County could cost Queen Creek road congestion relief plans millions of dollars. Queen Creek Mayor Julia Wheatley said, “We are very disappointed that we weren’t able to get this item in front of the voters.” “Given that we are a young community […]
Future of Maricopa County transit tax up in air | Politics
PHOENIX — Voters in the state will likely decide whether Maricopa County residents get the chance to extend the 5-cent sales tax on transportation projects. × This page requires JavaScript. JavaScript is required to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmv@G]z2E:6 w@33D D2:5 (65?6D52J D96 H:== 324< 2 AC@A@D2= E@ AFE […]
State awards more than $40 million to spur Santa Cruz County public transit and housing projects
Do you have anything to say? Lookout welcomes letters from readers to the editor within our policy. Click here for guidelines. Santa Cruz Subway officials have long known that free funding would facilitate their goals of zero-emission bus fleets and new transportation and housing developments. So when state officials arrived in town on Monday with […]
As Title 42 ends, Biden anounces new ‘transit ban’ for many asylum seekers
With Title 42 ending, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced rules that would drastically restrict asylum claims by immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, sparking sharp criticism from immigration advocates and civil rights groups. Earlier this year, the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice introduced draft rules limiting asylum for immigrants who transited other countries on […]
Tucson pursues partnerships to keep transit fares free
With the federal funds that Tucson has been using to make local public transportation free for the past three years have run out, the city is turning it off ahead of a final decision on the issue, which is expected within three months. I’m looking into other ways to keep it. For now, the city […]
