Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
September 26, 2009 More than a quarter-century after its operations were halted, the trolleybus system in the city and commune (municipality) of Chieti in central Italy was brought back into service. The following month, Omar Cugini reported on this milestone was in the Rome-based magazine TheCommuter: News from the World of Mobility and Public Transport.... Continue Reading →
September 19, 2005 In downtown Salt Lake City, a newly completed light rail station in the median of 200 West between 800 South and 900 South made its official debut. The 900 South Station serves all three lines -- Blue, Red, and Green -- of TRAX, a regional light rail system operated by the Utah... Continue Reading →
September 13, 2015 On the West Side of Manhattan, a newly built subway station in the neighborhood of Hudson Yards was officially opened. The 34th Street-Hudson Yards station is part of the New York City Subway’s IRT Flushing Line, which is named for its eastern terminus in the Flushing neighborhood of the borough of Queens.... Continue Reading →
August 30, 1983 Miguel Ángel de Quevedo station of the Mexico City Metro, the rapid transit system serving the metropolitan area of Mexico’s capital, was officially opened. This station is part of Line 3, which is the longest of the Mexico City Metro’s 12 lines. Miguel Ángel de Quevedo station is specifically located at the... Continue Reading →
August 24, 2014 Metroway, a bus rapid transit (BRT) line serving both Arlington County and the city of Alexandria in Northern Virginia, first went into regular service. This route is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as part of its Metrobus system and has the distinction of being the first BRT line in... Continue Reading →
August 11, 2015 A grand opening was held for a newly built rapid transit station in the University Circle neighborhood on the east side of Cleveland. This station, which is part of the Red Line of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority -- best known as RTA -- is specifically located at the intersection of... Continue Reading →
August 8, 2021 Line 2 of Mexico City’s cable car service was inaugurated. This occurred only four weeks after the opening of the system’s first line. Cablebús (the Sistema de Transporte Público Cablebús) is operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos (Electric Transport Service), the public transportation agency that also runs the trolleybus and light rail... Continue Reading →
July 14, 2008 The first line of the MAX bus rapid transit service in north-central Utah was formally launched. MAX, which is operated by the Utah Transit Authority, was established to provide more expeditious bus transportation in that area of the Beehive State. The MAX service has differed from other local bus operations because of... Continue Reading →
July 13, 1898 The opening of a terminal for ferries traveling across San Francisco Bay was officially opened. The San Francisco Ferry Building was built as a replacement for a wooden structure that had been a ferry depot at that site since 1875. The second and current version of the terminal in that region of... Continue Reading →
July 5, 1997 In northern Spain, Basarrate station in the neighborhood of Santutxu in the city of Bilbao was opened. This station serves both lines 1 and 2 of the Bilbao metro, the rapid transit system for both that city and the surrounding metropolitan area. Basarrate station is located near a stop for two bus... Continue Reading →
