Transit Unplugged Weekly News Minute with Julie Gates

Feb 03 2025 69 ep. 1 mins 6

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Hosted by Julie Gates, The Transit Unplugged Weekly News Minute gives you insight into top headlines facing the transit industry today. For more transit insights and career journeys, subscribe to Transit Unplugged https://www.transitunplugged.com/

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New DOT Secretary sworn in, more police on the subway in NYC, COTA stops fares cold

Sean Duffy has been sworn-in as the 20th Secretary of the US Department of Transportation. He said, “We're in a global race to out-innovate and out-compete the rest of the world. We will craft clear regulations which balance safety, innovation and cutting-edge technology.” Source: CBS NewsTo increase safety and public confidence in New York, they have added a surge of 300 polic

Trump's impact on transit, congestion charging, and take a train to the airpoirt

On inauguration day, Donald Trump released 26 executive orders. Orders that will impact transit are the ones that impose a regulatory freeze, streamline the environmental review process, and roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Source: APTAEarly data is in from New York City’s congestion pricing where a toll has been implemented in a part of Manhattan to reduce

U.S. DOT Will Focus on Safety and Infrastructure

During his confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Sean Duffy said his priorities would be improving safety and building big infrastructure projects, if confirmed. Source: Mass Transit MagazineThe American Public Transportation Association released a statement thanking outgoing DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his strong investment

New FRA administrator announced and LA Metro helps fire evacuations

David Fink has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as the incoming Federal Railroad Administration administrator. He brings more than 45 years of experience, including with Pan Am Railway and General Motors. Source: Progressive RailroadingIn California, unprecedented wildfires in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties have burned roughly 40 thousand acres, forcing evacuat

Celebrating 200 years of rail

Jan 06 2025 1 mins

After hurdles and delays, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched congestion pricing on Sunday. Adding a $9 toll to motorists entering Manhattan below 60th Street. It is expected to bring 80,000 fewer vehicles a day to the area, while also providing $15 billion to the MTA. As we ring in the new year, 2025 brings the 200th year of railways. Source: MTALast

Hydrofoils for Lake Taho, BRT in Salt Lake, and Santa in Phoenix

It can be a two-hour slog to drive by car around California and Nevada’s Lake Tahoe. But a proposed flying electric ferry, the first of its kind in the US, could take 30 passengers across the lake in under 30 minutes. The ferry will use hydrofoil technology to lift the hull above the waves, and the vision is to implement the service at the end of 2025. Source: KTVUUtah

Who came out on top of APTA's Wrapped 2024?

Dec 16 2024 1 mins

The American Public Transportation Association released its “Transit Wrapped 2024” report, listing the transit agencies with the largest ridership increases this year. The top of the list included the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Seattle’s King County Metro, and San Francisco Muni. Source APTA/InstagramHouston METRO has broken ground on its new, 30,000

APTA's Funding focus and it's not just Santa who's watching in Seattle

AI is going to report you if you drive in Seattle's bus only lanes, APTA talks Trump Vance transit funding, and the TTC is turning a parking lot into over 1,400 homes. Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute. Seattle's AI-Powered Bus Lane MonitoringKing County Metro in the Seattle area started a pilot project, installing cameras with artificial intelligence on buses to watch

Take a class on high-speed rail and let's be kind out there

Dec 02 2024 1 mins

Introduction and HeadlinesAPTA is asking the government to approve emergency relief funding for hurricane victims. You can take a college course this summer in France and Spain to learn about high speed rail, and CUTA will be teaching riders about good manners. Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute. Emergency Relief Funding for Hurricane VictimsThe American Public Transport

Trump Names His Transportation Pick

Nov 25 2024 1 mins

According to the Associated Press, President elect Donald Trump is naming former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy as his nominee to be Transportation Secretary. Duffy is co host of the "Bottom Line" on Fox Business and was featured on MTV's "Road Rules" and "The Real World." Source: APAmtrak has successfully completed its track renewal work on the Harrisburg line between Lancast