Transit fiscal cliff much smaller than projected, but severe CTA cuts still expected next year

Significant service cuts are still expected on the CTA beginning in the middle of next year if state lawmakers don’t green-light additional funding.

Commuters have bemoaned Philly’s public transit for decades − in 1967, a librarian got the city to listen

Axelrod’s story reminds us that for nearly a century, Philadelphia’s mass transit has been plagued by poor conditions and unstable funding. Commuters’ complaints have often convinced government ...

MARTA bus rapid transit riders will pay fares in advance to speed up boarding

Jonathan Hunt, MARTA’s interim general manager/CEO, gave the Fulton County Commission the transit agency’s quarterly update to the commissioners on Oct. 1. He said the advance purchases will allow ...
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Here's what we know about New Orleans’ mayoral candidates stand on cop surveillance

New Orleans may have gotten a temporary reprieve from the threat of real-time police surveillance this summer, but NOPD and the multi-billion tech industry are likely to resume efforts next year to ...
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The Latest: Trump readies layoffs and cuts as the Senate votes on government funding

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts ...

The Latest: Government funding vote fails again as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dig in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readies plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across ...