North America News

Latest news and developments from North America region

• RTC partners with Transit app to provide real-time crowding information, US

  January 4, 2021
  The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has partnered with Transit to provide passengers with real-time crowding information directly via the Transit app.

• Transit operators to receive Volkswagen settlement funds to electrify buses in New York, US

  January 4, 2021
  The Governor of New York has announced plans to provide USD16.4 million in incentives for the expansion of electric bus usage amongst public transportation authorities, as well as USD2.5 million for school bus operators to acquire cleaner forms of transportation with lower emissions.

• BART to temporarily pause delivery of new rail cars, US

  December 30, 2020
  The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has announced plans to temporarily stop accepting delivery of new Fleet of the Future (FOTF) rail cars from Bombardier, starting January 8, 2021.

• VTA issues RfQs for Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project, US [free access]

  December 30, 2020
  The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has released a Request for Qualifications (RfQ) to shortlist potential contractors for the design–build tunnel and trackwork contract for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project (Phase II Project).

• Bombardier secures Finch West LRT vehicle maintenance contract, Canada

  December 28, 2020
  Mosaic Transit Partners Maintenance GP (MTM) has signed a contract with Bombardier to provide maintenance services for the Finch West Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Toronto for a period of 30 years.

• Construction begins on Birmingham Xpress BRT, US

  December 28, 2020
  Construction works have commenced on the Birmingham Xpress bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Birmingham, Alabama.

• CTA’s Red Line Extension Project to enter project development phase, US [free access]

  December 23, 2020
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has approved the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Red Line Extension (RLE) Project to enter the New Starts Project Development phase of the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Programme.

• Viva BRT opens in Richmond Hill, Canada

  December 23, 2020
  Passenger operations have commenced on the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor along Yonge Street in Richmond Hill.

• Steel Dynamics supplies new rail for DART Silver Line, US

  December 21, 2020
  Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) received 200 80-foot rail sections (4.8 km) of rail from Steel Dynamics, for its Silver Line project in Plano.

• Bombardier to supply largest order of SkyTrain vehicles, Canada

  December 18, 2020
  TransLink has announced plans to award a USD567.45 million contract to Bombardier to supply 205 new SkyTrain cars, to be deployed on the Expo and Millennium lines.

• FTA allocates USD544 million to seven transit projects, US

  December 18, 2020
  The Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) has announced plans to grant US544.3 million to seven transit projects through the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program.

• CDPQ Infra to build CAD10 billion REM light rail in Montreal, Canada

  December 17, 2020
  Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has announced plans to construct a Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light-rail project at the east end of Montréal.

• New Flyer to supply electric buses in Ottawa, Canada

  December 16, 2020
  The city of Ottawa has awarded a contract to New Flyer to supply four long-range 40-foot battery-electric buses and supporting infrastructure.

• RTC Southern Nevada launches contactless cash payment option, US

  December 16, 2020
  The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has launched a contactless cash payment option on the RTC smartphone app, rideRTC.

• East–West BRT in Milwaukee County receives funding, US

  December 14, 2020
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) have awarded a USD40.9 million grant to Milwaukee County for the East–West bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

• STL to roll out credit card payment solution on all Laval buses, Canada

  December 14, 2020
  The Société de transport de Laval (STL) has announced the rollout of a new scalable payment solution on all STL buses in 2021.

• Transdev awarded bus services contract by San Diego MTS for South Bay and East County , US

  December 11, 2020
  The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has approved a new six-year bus services contract agreement with Transdev, which includes two two-year options, bringing the total value of the contract to USD911 million, over a period of ten years.

• FDOT awards Tampa funding for streetcar project, US

  December 9, 2020
  The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded the city of Tampa USD67.3 million for the Tampa Streetcar Extension Project under the state’s New Starts Transit Program.

• DART starts electric bus pilot in Des Moines, US

  December 9, 2020
  The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has started test runs on seven electric buses as a part of a pilot project.

• Signalling contract awarded for Ottawa Trillium Line extension, Canada

  December 8, 2020
  The city of Ottawa and the SNC Lavalin Group have awarded a CAD106 million contract to Stadler to supply seven four-car diesel-electric multiple units.