Journals By Industry - Urban Rail Systems

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The long-awaited topping out of the Fulton Street Transit Center, the 180,000 s/f, 176 million upgrade to the MTA's subway hub in Lower Manhattan, took place with an on-site ceremony...

With the start of the 2012 Legislature less than a week away, Metropolitan Council Chairwoman Susan Haigh’s main talking point Wednesday was transit funding. In her first State of the Region speech, Haigh...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Real Estate Board of New York was successful in achieving many of the goals established in its 2011 agenda, in spite of increasing government dysfunction on the federal level and...

Flurry of Activities Marks End of Successful Year for Seattle-based firm SEATTLE -- Security Properties Inc., one of the largest multifamily real estate owners in the country, today announced that it finished 2011...

This ride isn't as "urban-chic" as commuter rail or bus rapid transit, which mass transit proponents say world-class cities must have. Still, Central Indiana Commuter Services, or CICS, notes that its vanpool service...

Engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol is counted among businesses that are tapping into the San Diego Supercomputer Center, an organized research unit of UC San Diego that is proving to be an invaluable...

Submitting firm: Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Client/owner: City of Portland Office of Transportation Other consultants: ACE Consulting, AINW, DKS Associates, Elcon Associates, GeoDesign Inc., Jacobs Engineering, OBEC Consulting Engineers, Parametrix, Pavement Services Inc.,...

As we wrap up 2011, we in the construction industry have already begun to anticipate the beginning of the New Year and what 2012 will bring. Our industry--like all others--has struggled during the...

MANHATTAN MIDTOWN EAST 400 East 56th Street $745,000 This one Bedroom/1.5 marble baths co-op features a dining area, entry foyer, hardwood floors, and sweeping views. In addition there are crown moldings and wardrobe...

Submitting firm: Parson BrinckerhoffClient/owner: Lane Transit District In 1995, the Lane Transit District decided to improve bus service for the Oregon communities of Eugene and Springfield by creating a bus rapid transit system....

Cushman & Wakefield announced that NETS Basketball will relocate its corporate headquarters from East Rutherford, NJ to 15 Metro Tech Center in Brooklyn to be closer to the new Barclays Center, which will...

BOSTON -- Millions of transit riders and tens of thousands of businesses will see their taxes go up in 2012 because Congress was unable to pass legislation to maintain parity between the transit...

AUSTIN, Texas -- As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'A' rating on the following Denver Union Station Project Authority, CO (DUSPA) bonds: -- $145.6 million senior lien...

HOK's new 35,000-square-foot office in Manhattan has achieved LEED[R] Platinum certification under the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. The New York office was certified...

An empty new high-end condominium on the Upper West Side has been listed for sale at $22.8 million. Eastern Consolidated principal/senior director, David Schechtman, with directors Marion T. Jones and Lipa Lieberman and...

54% Reduction in Collisions Drives Multi-Year Contract Across Entire Fleet SAN DIEGO -- DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management Company, today announced that NJ TRANSIT has signed a two-year contract to expand...

Expansion at Albuquerque Facility Joins a Growing List of Company's LEED-Certified Buildings MINNEAPOLIS -- An expansion at General Mills' Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED[R] Gold certification...

The South African government is to invest billions in mass transport systems as a way of "greening" the South African economy. By 2014, the state-owned commuter rail company, Prasa (Rail Agency of South...

Among the top five on every business owner's list of must-haves when choosing a location are a favorable tax structure, multimodal connections and swell-educated workforce. Florida has these, of course, but we also...