Sentences with phrase «commuter rail project»

Special outside counsel to Mass DOT / MBTA on the Greenbush commuter rail project and on Route 3 North design - build highway expansion project.

Other FasTracks projects the Obama Administration has helped fund include a $ 1 billion agreement signed in August 2011 for the Eagle P3, a 30 - mile commuter rail project that will provide the city's first connection to Denver International Airport and put an estimated 4,700 people to work.

Two Wisconsin lawmakers are joining the fight to delay preliminary engineering work for the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail project.

By Sean Ryan Local supporters of the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail project are divided as Milwaukee County officials try to delay project engineering.

By Sean Ryan The regional transit authority charged with overseeing the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail project will get back on track with a meeting on Monday.

Not exact matches

The Long Island Rail Road will be able to operate on all its usual tracks at Penn Station over the next few weeks, until Amtrak begins the final stages of its current infrastructure renewal project at the busy commuter hub, a key Amtrak official said.

To ensure «we don't lose any momentum with the third track, East Side Access tunnel and the new Penn Station projects,» Cuomo should nominate someone with commuter rail experience «in addition to the traditional urban bus and subway management experience,» said Kevin Law, president of the Long Island Association, the region's largest business group.

This project will help advance necessary improvements in transportation infrastructure, allowing the railroad to continue to provide timely, efficient, and environmentally friendly service to rail commuters in the Southern Tier.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) has appealed to federal officials to approve the $ 2.2 billion vital to completing the East Side Access project, which could start bringing Long Island Rail Road commuters into Grand Central Terminal in 2016.

By Sean Ryan Competing predictions of commuter rail in southeast Wisconsin are casting the project as either a development mirage or a dream come true for struggling builders.

By Sean Ryan and Paul Snyder The volume of opposition to using taxes to pay for the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter rail line rose Thursday to match an increase in proposed project borrowing.

Two big - ticket projects that aim to benefit Long Island Rail Road commuters are falling further behind, and MTA officials have outlined plans to hurry them along.

This project will not only build the track, but it will also modernize the Long Island Rail Road with a new signal system, remove dangerous grade crossings literally saving lives, accommodate positive train control, and bring additional commuter parking.»

Sean Ryan [email protected] Consensus on transit in southeastern Wisconsin is the key that could unlock federal grants for the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter - rail project.

But rail opponents argue projects such as the Kenosha - Racine - Milwaukee commuter line are not worth...

Islip Councilman Steven Flotteron said: «This is a great project and partnership as well as a wonderful opportunity for commuters that park at the Brentwood Long Island Rail Road Station.»

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, and Amtrak, along with high - level elected officials in New York and New Jersey, are working to advance the Gateway program of projects to improve commuter and intercity rail access to New York City from New Jersey.

The PATH is receiving funds for two sets of projects: (1) $ 141,506,347 for efforts undertaken to address the storm's catastrophic impact on commuter rail service between New York and New Jersey (including the Hoboken - World Trade Center service and service between Hudson and Essex counties in New Jersey and Manhattan).

One of Metro's priority projects, the Purple Line Extension is a critically important rail project that will provide a high - capacity, high - speed and, dependable alternative for commuters to travel between downtown Los Angeles, the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills and Westwood, where stations will be near UCLA and the VA Hospital.

The attitude about cycling here is just one of many things to cheer: a planned light - rail bridge that will also bring $ 40 million in new buffered bike lanes and paths; a proposed apartment project with 1,200 parking spaces for bikes; and a university that supports urban cycling research, Portland State, which last year released a scientific study proving that, yes, bike commuters really do arrive happier.

Similar projects have found success in neighboring Maryland, where transit - oriented development is being built around commuter rail stations.

The project will expand the existing Penn station rail complex's concourse space by 50 %, relieve overcrowding, provide a vibrant neighborhood amenity, and improve the experience of the busiest passenger transportation facility in the Americas (used by over 650,000 passengers per day) for commuters and visitors alike.

Also, there is some talk of improved infrastructure locally, e.g. extending the commuter rail to Central Falls, and even a Hyperloop project from Providence to Boston.

For multifamily developers searching for the most desirable project sites that increasingly means sites near mass transit stations, including light rail and commuter rail stops...