Tag: Transportation
Pete Buttigieg in Birmingham’s Historic Black Business District to Highlight Infrastructure...
By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was in Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate a $14.5 million federal grant to turn Fourth...
BJCTA CEO Charlotte Shaw Unveils the ‘Future of Transit’ in Birmingham
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Pointing to the “future of transit,” Charlotte Shaw, Executive Director/CEO Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on Tuesday announced changes to the...
Birmingham City Council May Suspend Fares for Bus Rapid Transit System
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Riders who utilize both the fixed-route MAX Transit buses and the Birmingham Xpress (BX) Bus Rapid Transit system currently pay...
How CEO Charlotte Shaw is Changing the Direction at Birmingham’s MAX...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Charlotte Shaw remembers some ominous words when she first came aboard as chief of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority. “I...
Reducing Birmingham’s ‘Car Dependency’; Expanding More Walkable Areas
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
For a city like Birmingham to be accessible, walkability and connectivity through fixed-route transit, like buses and trains, are paramount,...
Birmingham, MAX Transit To Launch New App That Promises Efficient Ride...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham and MAX Transit will launch a new app on Tuesday that will rebrand the city's service...
Birmingham Awarded $800,000 Transportation Grant to Connect Neighborhoods
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham, in partnership with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), will receive a $800,000 federal grant to study...
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...
