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50th Anniversary Timeline
The Scarborough RT
line was renamed the
Line 3 Scarborough
as part of the new
line numbering for all
four TTC rapid transit
lines.
Photo: TTC
2014
1998 * The Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st century was signed into
law on June 9, expanding funds for
transportation projects and restructuring
federal public transportation
programs, with a focus on improving
equity and accessibility.
1998 * An 18-mile light-rail extension
opened from downtown Portland,
Ore., through the western suburb of
Beaverton to Hillsboro, serving the
fast-growing high-tech corridor in
Washington County.
TriMet opens the
Portland-Milwaukie
light-rail transit line
on Sept. 12.
Photo: TriMet
2015
2002 * Monthly ridership and safety
and security reporting requirements
are initiated under the redesigned
National Transit Database (NTD).
2002 * The Millennium SkyTrain Line
opens in Vancouver, B.C., joining the
Expo Line.
2005 * The opening of the 1.2-mile
RiverPlace extension lengthened the
Portland Streetcar line to six miles
total, with 40 platform stops.
2009 * More than 10 years in the
making, TriMet's 14.7-mile Westside
Express Service Commuter Rail line
opens on Feb 2.
1990 * The Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) opens the
Harbourfront Light Rail Transit line in
Toronto, Ontario.
1991 * The Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act, which
encouraged a multi-modal use of
transportation, promoted safety and
environmental protections and gave
local communities more control over
how to use federal funds, was signed
into law on Dec. 18.
1991 * The Federal Transit Act
Amendments of 1991, from the
Intermodal Transportation Efficiency
Act, changed the name of UMTA to
the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA).
1991 * The Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 established strict pollution
controls for transportation buses.
1992 * The National Transit Institute
was established under the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act to develop and provide training
programs to the nation's public transit
industry.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
was signed into law on Nov. 15.
Photo: White House
2016
2012 * The Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21)
Act was signed into law, providing
funding stability, promoting performance-based
planning, emphasizing
maintenance of transit infrastructure
and encouraging innovating and
safety improvements for public transit
agencies.
The Evergreen Extension of the Millennium
SkyTrain Line opens, adding six stations
and connecting the cities of Coquitlam and
Port Moody, B.C., to the network.
Photo: TransLink
2014 * The Scarborough RT line was
renamed the Line 3 Scarborough as
part of the new line numbering for all
four TTC rapid transit lines.
2021
2015 * FTA updates the Safety &
Security Module in the NTD Reporting
Manual to better align NTD safety
data collection with data collected in
the State Safety Oversight program
Rail Transit Event Database.
2015 * The Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act was signed
into law, providing long-term funding
stability, enhancing safety measures,
supporting innovation and streamlining
regulatory processes for public
transit agencies.
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