Tag: Transportation
Birmingham Begins Rapid Bus Transit, Connects East-West Sides of City
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Myron Reed, who has been a bus operator for the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA) for almost seven years, said...
Birmingham City Councilors: Deadly Exhibition Driving Costing Innocent Lives
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With two teenagers recently killed in connection with exhibition driving incidents in the city, members of the Birmingham City Council’s...
Why Spectators Should ‘Ride the Line’ to Best Enjoy the TWG,...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Tuesday, two days before the start of The World Games TWG 2022, city and transit leaders showcased the “Ride...
Black Women in the South Have Been Bracing for Roe’s Fall...
Char Adams and Bracey Harris
NBC News
This story appeared originally on NBC News
Tight restrictions on abortion have already placed the procedure out of reach for...
Millions in Transit Funding Headed to Alabama, Rep. Sewell Announces
Christopher Kosteva
house.gov
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced this week that the first round of new federal transit funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...
Alabama Rep. Outlines State’s Priorities for Biden’s $1T Infrastructure Bill
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-AL, the lone Congressional member from Alabama to vote in favor of President Joe Biden $1...
Rep. Sewell Voted for $1T Infrastructure; Says GOP Colleagues in State...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, the lone Congressional member from Alabama to vote in favor of President Joe Biden $1 trillion...
National Wildlife Federation Continues to Build UP Birmingham students
By NWF Environmental Justice Team
Build UP and the National Wildlife Federation celebrated another successful Green Summer Work Experience with students. Invited to Birmingham by...
MAX Gets New Leader as City Council Adds Cash for Bus...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Monday, the Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority’s Board of Directors named Charlotte Shaw as the agency’s next chief executive...
Birmingham begins work on rapid bus transit system, first in Alabama
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Local, city and state leaders on Friday announced the first phase of the Birmingham Xpress Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system...