The Austin Transportation Department is hosting a series of meetings in the coming months, ahead of the implementation of Austin’s Street Impact Fee (SIF) program. The fee, which will begin collection on June 22, 2022, will be required for most new development in the city. Austin City Council adopted the Street Impact Fee in December…
The Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), the agency tasked with overseeing Project Connect, has started a search for a new leader. Randy Clarke, the president, and CEO of CapMetro, had served as the executive director of the organization since its inception. The Project Connect Joint Powers Agreement, the document that lays out the responsibilities of the…
Recently, Austin City Council authorized the first construction contract to deliver projects funded by the 2020 Mobility Bond. This marks the beginning of the 6-year implementation timeline set for the bond as committed in the Contract with the Voters. “We heard in 2016, 2018, and 2020 that delivering safety and mobility improvements for Austin is…
From March 28 to April 1, Houston Airports joined Mayor Sylvester Turner and a City delegation on a “Houston Week” marketing campaign in Mexico to reinforce Houston’s position as the top city for global trade, tourism, business, and leisure travel from Mexico. Mario Diaz, Houston Airports Director, Luis Avilés, Sr. Executive, Air Service Development, and…
On April 20, Spirit Airlines announced a commitment to deepen its roots in Houston with the addition of an aircraft maintenance facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, IAH. The facility, located along JFK Boulevard, will serve as a large aircraft maintenance hangar with offices and warehousing for the Spirit Technical Operations team when it begins…
Container volume at Port Houston in March totaled 308,557 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). That brings the total for just the first three months of 2022 to 903,383 TEUs, an increase of 20% year-to-date over last year’s record year. “Port Houston is constantly evaluating growth within the industry and developing innovative solutions to accommodate that growth,”…
After an extensive nationwide search, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is pleased to announce that Jenny Barket will join the agency on May 15 as the new chief of staff. Serving as a senior advisor to DART president & chief executive officer Nadine Lee, Barket will lead a variety of strategic, tactical, and operational initiatives…
Port Houston recently announced its goal to be carbon neutral in the next 30 years. Port officials plan to achieve a net-zero GHG footprint by 2050 by upgrading technology, improving infrastructure and equipment, and utilizing alternative fuels and clean energy sources. “Our goal is ambitious, but we must be practical in how we achieve it….
Container volume at Port Houston in February totaled 271,399 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), which is 37 percent more than the same month in 2021. In the first two months of 2022, container volume at Port Houston totaled 594,826 TEUs, an increase of 31% year-to-date. “This is the biggest February Port Houston has ever seen in…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board Chair Michele Wong Krause has been selected by the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO) as a 2022 Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award winner. The Celebrating Women Who Move the Nation Award is one of the highest honors bestowed by COMTO and…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Another historic leadership transition has come to the METRO Board. Recently, METRO’s Board of Directors unanimously approved Mayor Sylvester Turner’s board chair nomination and welcomed Sanjay Ramabhadran (pronounced Rahm-bud-run) to lead the agency’s nine-member Board. Ramabhadran has been on the board since May 2015. Still, his appointment is notable as…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Port Houston Executive Director Roger Guenther has been named to the International Maritime Hall of Fame, as announced Monday by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey (MAPONY/NJ). Guenther will be among six global shipping leaders who “all have shown unwavering leadership and dedication to…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of approximately $11 million to 20 projects in 12 states to support comprehensive planning efforts to improve access to public transportation. Funding through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning grants will help organizations plan for…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The City of Houston now boasts the only 5-Star rated airport throughout the state of Texas and North America after William P. Hobby Airport achieved a 5-Star Airport status in the Skytrax World Airport Star Rating for 2022. The Skytrax World Airport Star Rating is a global benchmark of quality…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider METRO’s Board of Directors has approved the adoption of the transit authority’s first-ever Climate Action Plan. The plan, which charts a path to a more resilient and sustainable future, follows the framework of the Authority’s Sustainability Vision Statement approved by the Board last summer. It is also guided by the…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Deanna Leggett has been selected as the new executive vice president of growth and regional development at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). A nationally recognized transit leader, Leggett brings over 20 years of experience in the planning, development, and operation of public transportation projects across the country. “We are very…
A disparity study determines whether a government entity, either in the past or currently, engages in exclusionary practices in the solicitation and award of contracts to minority, women‐owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises (MWDBEs). This study can help determine if there is disparity between the availability of firms and the utilization of those firms in its…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Capital Metro was excited to announce that members of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) would consider an agreement that would significantly increase the hourly wage for bus operators and mechanics. Since the beginning of August 2021, CapMetro has been actively recruiting to hire more than 100 bus operators and mechanics to add to its…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Hillwood Urban and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) have partnered to build Victory Station Plaza, bringing a one-acre public green space to the heart of Victory Park, adjacent to the DART Victory Station with direct connectivity to DART’s transit system. The large, landscaped plaza is located across the street from…
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Port Houston saw its busiest year ever for containers last year. TEUs in October were 328,486, which was 11% more than October 2020, and November followed with 314,576 containers, 20% more than the same month last year. Year-to-date through November, container TEUs are up 16% at Port Houston, reaching 3,150,062…
