Data: Federal Transit Administration; Note: Includes light rail and streetcar rail; Chart: Melissa Santos/Axios Seattle-area light rail carried more riders in April than any other light rail system in ...

Light rail is finally cooking in the Seattle area. It coincides with an existential crisis over building expansion lines for the future. At what point do we say "it's good," and stop?

Maryland's Purple Line — at 89% completion — is heading for the final stretches of construction that began nearly 10 years ago. It will connect to four stations in the Washington Metropolitan Area ...

The initial $7.1-billion phase of a light rail transit line for the city of Austin, Texas, took a step toward reality on June 5, with the start of a two-step progressive design-build procurement ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) is one step closer to starting construction on Austin's long-awaited light rail project. During its meeting on Wednesday, the ATP board selected ...