June_2022 - 10

PEOPLE & PLACES
MARTA places three electric
buses into service
▶ The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority (MARTA) launched its first
electric buses May 1 with the support of
the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
and partners New Flyer, Siemens and the
Center for Transportation and the Environment
(CTE). The three new vehicles
were placed into service on Routes 2 and
102. MARTA plans to continue transitioning
to electric by seeking additional
funding made available as part of the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law such as
for Clayton Southlake Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT). That project will use 10 electric
buses to provide high-capacity transit
service from College Park Rail Station to
key destinations in Clayton County. Electric
buses will also be used on Atlanta's
first BRT route along Summerhill Road
to connect the Beltline, Peoplestown,
Summerhill, Capitol Gateway and
South Downtown.
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MARTA LAUNCHED it first three
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Gov. Hochul waives fares
on LaGuardia Airport bus
connection year-round
▶ How to improve transit connections
to New York's LaGuardia Airport has
been a much-debated topic and, as of
May 1, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is
betting an offer of a zero-fare transit
connection to the airport via the Q70
bus will make the journey a bit easier.
The governor directed Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA) to
suspend fares on the Q70 LaGuardia
Link bus as an immediate incentive
to encourage transit use to get to the
airport. MTA previously offered zero
fare on the Q70 route during select
holiday weeks. The bus route connects
with subway and Long Island Rail Road
customers. MTA says the Q70 runs
24 hours a day and operates every 10
minutes during the day. The vehicles
operating on the route are equipped
with special luggage racks for people
traveling to and from the airport.
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▶ AECOM was selected by the City of
Austin's Transportation Department
(ATD) to continue serving as engineering
consultant, augmenting ATD's
existing workforce.
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▶ LINXS Constructors - comprised of
Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA
and Flatiron - has completed construction
of Los Angeles International
Airport's 2.25-mile Automated People
Mover train guideway structure for
Los Angeles World Airports.
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