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Fare evasion enforcement is heating up and the MBTA is celebrating transit driver appreciation month. With a fiscal cliff coming for many transit agencies who are nearing the end of COVID relief subsidies, farebox revenue is becoming increasingly important and now there are efforts to step up fare enforcement. Last year, the Toronto Transit Commission…

The IBTTA extends support to Baltimore, New York is one step closer to congestion pricing, and the ThinkTransit Conference wraps up in Tucson. Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute. In response to the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, the International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike Association has offered its…

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced 33 new MTA police officers have graduated from the NYPD Academy. These officers will patrol the system and prevent fare evasion. Brightline is in talks to bring high speed rail between Orlando and Tampa, and according to the Tampa Bay Times, they’re close to getting it done. The Hawaii…

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, has achieved an important milestone. It has been seven years since it has had a traffic death. They credit the success to their Vision Zero program, which has created dedicated spaces for different transportation modes, and added curb extensions to help pedestrians cross the street faster. Source: City of…

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded over $3 billion dollars in federal funding through the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity grant programs. This funding will reconnect communities that were divided by transportation infrastructure decades ago. Source: U.S. DOT A one-year multi-modal pilot is underway in Vancouver, BC. The RideLink smartphone app integrates…