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On the campaign trail eight years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom famously promised to support the construction of 3.5 million new homes in California by the end of this year. He’ll probably fall short by millions, but his latest move reaffirms the effort. Newsom signed Senate Bill 79 into law Friday. The historic bill, which looks to add density to transit …

Trump targets Chicago transit money in latest shutdown fight salvo  Politico President Donald Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats  ABC7 Chicago Trump freezes Chicago transit funding, targeting Democratic areas in shutdown  Reuters Trump admin freezes $2.1 billion for Chicago projects, blames Democrats for shutdown holdup  CNBC White House halts $2.1bn of Chicago transport funding; Senate to hold vote …

NTSB Faults Philadelphia Transit Agency Over Train Fires  The New York Times NTSB issues urgent safety warning to SEPTA over fire risks involving Silverliner IV railcars  6abc Philadelphia NTSB recommends SEPTA suspend more than half of its trains after 5 fires  NBC10 Philadelphia NTSB calls for SEPTA to take line of railcars out of service due to fire risks  FOX 29 Philadelphia Federal safety …

NYC’s Transit System Raises Fares, Tolls as MetroCard End Nears  Bloomberg.com MTA board approves proposed fare hikes for subway, bus commuters in NYC  ABC7 New York MTA slams commuters with fare hike months after congestion, pricing sparking outrage: ‘You guys are pathetic’  New York Post It Will Soon Cost More to Ride the Subway and Bus in New York  The New York Times MTA …

UPDATE: The train that derailed at the Summit Station was an NJ Transit work train, authorities said. An earlier version of this story incorrectly said it was a freight train. NJ Transit service along the Morris and Essex lines will be suspended through at least Sunday after a train derailment Friday, officials said. Train service on the Gladstone Branch is …

HARRISBURG — More than a week ago, Gov. Josh Shapiro took off the table what he called the biggest obstacle to a finished Pennsylvania budget. His administration funded SEPTA for the next two years, flexing infrastructure dollars to cover operating expenses for the distressed Philadelphia-area system. The move — temporarily — ended fraught talks over how to boost long-term funding …

The following is a Presidential Determination submitted to Congress today:   By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States; including section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) (FRAA), I hereby identify the following countries as major drug transit or major illicit drug producing countries: …

California lawmakers just paved the way for a whole lot more housing in the Golden State. In the waning hours of the 2025 legislative session, the state Senate voted 21 to 8 to approve Senate Bill 79, a landmark housing bill that overrides local zoning laws to expand high-density housing near transit hubs. The controversial bill received a final concurrence …

Millions of Londoners Brace for Transit Disruption as Tube Strike Begins  The New York Times London’s subway system is grinding to a halt as Underground staff go on strike  ABC News London Tube strikes: All you need to know  BBC London underground workers set to start week of strike action  Reuters London endures first Tube strike since March 2023  BBC Source link

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Commuters and students in Philadelphia woke up earlier on Monday and scrambled to avoid being late as they navigated service reductions that the region’s public transit agency has called more drastic than any undertaken by a major transit agency in the United States. The cuts that took effect on the first day of the school year …