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The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it was rescinding its approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, which aims to reduce traffic while raising billions for upgrading New York’s aging bus and subway systems. U.S. Transportation secretary Sean Duffy announced that the move would stop the program, which began on 5 January and charged most drivers $9 for entry into Manhattan. The program was designed to support the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He criticised the toll system that "leaves motorists without any free alternative highway and instead takes more money from workers to pay for a transport system and...

New York's congestion pricing has led to 1 million total less vehicles going into the busiest part of Manhattan and cut commuting times because the program started on Jan. 5, a transit company said on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transport Authority stated incoming trips times on all Hudson and East River crossings are now 10% to 30%. quicker or more, while bus service has actually likewise enhanced. Train. ridership has actually grown by 7.3% on weekdays and 12% on weekends over. January 2024. Under the program, passenger automobiles are charged $9 throughout. peak periods in Manhattan south of 60th Street. Trucks...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Monday asked President Donald Trump to reconsider the federal federal government's approval of New york city City's firstinthenation blockage prices program that started on Jan. 5. Murphy, a Democrat, said the program is a catastrophe for New Jersey commuters and must get the close look it should have from the federal government. Under the program, traveler cars are charged $9 throughout peak durations in Manhattan south of 60th Street. Trucks and buses pay up to $21.60. The charge is minimized by 75% in the evening. It is developed to reduce traffic and raise billions...

The following are the leading stories on the business pages of British papers. Reuters has not confirmed these stories and does not guarantee their precision. The Times - British transport operator FirstGroup is campaigning to avoid plans by the new transportation secretary to end private operations on the government's renationalised trains. - Plane is offering financial backing to secret suppliers to enhance production in 2025, after missing delivery targets last year due to supply chain disruptions, including concerns with engine provider CFM. The Guardian - UK medics carried out a groundbreaking operation, getting rid of a. formerly inoperable brain tumor...

Traffic in Manhattan's. main business district fell by 7.5% recently and 273,000. fewer cars got in the district's main downtown after. the first blockage pricing charge in the U.S. took effect on Jan. 5, New york city City transit authorities stated on Monday. The fee is created to minimize traffic and raise billions. for mass transit, with the majority of the revenue produced targeted to. update the city's train and bus systems. The early information supports what New Yorkers have been telling us. all week-- traffic is down, the streets feel safer, and buses. are moving much faster, said Janno...

Seven people were injured in New York City on Christmas Day when a taxi jumped a pathway and hit pedestrians outside a Macy's outlet store after the cab driver suffered a medical episode, authorities said on Wednesday. The occurrence happened in Midtown Manhattan near Macy's. flagship store in Herald Square near the corner of West 34th. Street and Avenue of the Americas, or Sixth Avenue. The store,. with its elaborately embellished display windows, is a magnet for. tourists and native Brand-new Yorkers around the holidays. In addition to the 58-year-old taxi driver, the injured. consisted of a 9-year-old young boy,...

Police arrested a male they stated set a female on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a. New york city City subway train on Sunday early morning, killing her. The female, who has not been recognized, sat motionlessly. aboard a fixed F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Opportunity. train station in Brooklyn at about 7:30 a.m. (1230 GMT) when an. unidentified guy approached her and used a lighter to set her. clothing on fire, the New york city Authorities Department said. Cops. said there was no interaction before the attack and they did not. think the two individuals...

Unifor stated on Sunday that its members at Canadian National Train have validated a. brand-new fouryear collective agreement, averting a possible strike. action. Unifor, which represents more than 3,000 members at the. railway's Council 4000 and Local 100 committees, said the. agreement consists of enhancements to salaries and advantages as well as. job securities for members operating in CN terminals and. headquarters throughout Canada. The railway earlier this month had actually reached a brand-new tentative. four-year cumulative arrangement with the union. This arrangement protects essential gains that reflect the. important contributions of Unifor members to CN's operations,. Unifor National President...

A partial federal government shutdown could cost the U.S. travel industry $1 billion weekly and cause widespread disturbances for travelers, a trade group representing airline companies, hotels and other travel business stated on Friday. An extended government shutdown threatens holiday travel disturbances that Americans won't endure, stated U.S. Travel Association CEO Geoff Freeman. On Thursday, the head of the Transport Security Administration alerted an extended partial U.S. government shutdown could result in longer wait times at airports. TSA expects to evaluate a record 40 million guests over the vacations after setting records over the Thanksgiving vacation. Fitch Scores said on...

Martin Midstream Partners said on Wednesday that proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis has advised the energy infrastructure firm's unitholders to vote for the business's proposed buyout deal with Martin Resource Management Corp. . The statement of the Glass Lewis report comes days after Martin Midstream had actually stated that another proxy advisory company Institutional Investor Provider (ISS) had also suggested a. favorable vote for the deal. However, 2 hedge funds Nut Tree Capital Management and. Caspian Capital, holding 13.6% of Martin Midstream, are. promoting a competing bid and urging investors to vote against. the deal. The two hedge funds have...

The following are the leading stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has actually not validated these stories, and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headings - South Western Railway set to be very first train operator nationalised by Labour - Mastercard reaches contract in UK to settle claims of overcharging on fees - British Steel nationalisation one alternative in search for rescue, admits government - UK auditors refuse to sign off Tees Valley regeneration project's accounts Overview - South Western Railway will be the first train operator in Britain to be renationalised under strategies by the Labour government to fix...

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday ridership topped 2019 preCOVID levels for the very first time in 2024 and reached a record high even with less capability. Ridership increased 15% over 2023 to a record 32.8 million customer trips, as traveler income hit $2.5 billion, up 9%. over the prior year, while total operating profits was $3.6. billion, up 7%. Amtrak reported an adjusted operating loss of. $ 705 million for the 12 months ending Sept. 30, down 9% over. 2023. Amtrak's prior record was 32.3 million travelers in 2019,. which was up 45% from 2003. Amtrak in March...

Guangzhoubased Pony.ai Inc. is looking for to release its robotaxi services in Hong. Kong, signing up with Baidu in a race to supply services in. the city, as the self-governing driving firm looks to broaden its. operations internationally. Nasdaq-listed Pony.ai strategies to supply robotaxi travelling. services for airport personnel within Hong Kong International. Airport before broadening into other city locations in the city, the. company stated in a declaration late on Friday. It did not provide a. timespan for the launch. Chinese artificial intelligence giant Baidu is likewise considering. the launch of its driverless taxi service in the city after...

China's capital Beijing passed brand-new regulations on Tuesday to encourage self-governing driving technology in the city, with authorities preparing to ultimately permit driverless public buses and taxis. Self-governing automobiles that pass roadway screening and security assessments will be enabled to look for roadway trials, the state-backed Beijing Daily paper reported, which stated the new guidelines take effect from April 1. The city supports making use of autonomous automobiles for personal vehicles, metropolitan buses, cable cars and taxis, it said, adding that it wishes to encourage the building and construction of smart road infrastructure to support such transport. In a separate...

China will extend licence age limitations for motorists of mediumsized and big buses also as trucks, as part of broader efforts to attend to the obstacles positioned by an aging population, falling birth rate and a shrinking labour swimming pool. Keeping older transportation workers on the payroll will be essential to helping preserve stability throughout China's huge transportation system in the medium-term as the sector prepares to embrace more self-governing vehicles. Just over a years back, the capital Beijing enabled male bus drivers to retire five years earlier - at the age of 55 - for health factors, as it...

Japan's Nikkei share average touched its highest in more than one week on Monday, as financiers bought stocks anticipating the U.S. economy to stay strong. The Nikkei reached 39,053.64, hitting its greatest given that Nov. 15, before ending the early morning session 1.53% greater at 38,868.68. The more comprehensive Topix was up 1.02% to 2,747.14. Abroad factors are essential for Japanese stocks now as we have actually not seen much market moving catalysts within Japan, said Fumio Matsumoto, chief strategist at Okasan Securities. Wall Street closed greater on Friday, with all 3 major indexes posting weekly gains, as financiers basked...

Self-driving firm WeRide notched an appraisal of $ 4.21 billion after raising $120 million in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, ending up being the latest Chinese company to capitalize on reducing regulatory hurdles to list in New York. The company offered 7.7 million American depositary shares in the offering at $15.50 a piece, the lower end of its targeted range of $15.50 to $18.50 per ADS. It likewise raised around $320.5 million in a concurrent personal positioning. WeRide anticipates to raise an overall of $458.5 million from both the IPO and the personal placement. The Chinese firm,...

Tokyo City saw its stock untraded on its Tokyo market launching on Wednesday with a. excess of buy orders in early trade. Tokyo Metro, one of the capital's 2 major train. operators, raised $2.3 billion after pricing its initial public. offering at the top of an indicative variety at 1,200 yen apiece. The IPO was more than 15 times oversubscribed, Reuters has. reported, with financiers drawn to a family name with an. appealing dividend yield. The listing of a big company familiar to individual. financiers has a large benefit in widening the investor base,. Toshio Morita, CEO of the Japan...

Tokyo City is anticipated to raise 348.6 billion yen ($ 2.3 billion) after rates its initial public offering at the top end of its variety, according to 2 sources familiar with the matter, in the largest IPO in Japan for 6 years. The IPO was more than 15 times oversubscribed, stated the sources, with the firm's dividend yield seen as an appealing proposition by many including retail investors drawn to a. home name. The business has priced the shares at 1,200 yen apiece,. compared to a series of 1,100 to 1,200 yen, according to the. sources, who decreased to be...

Tokyo Metro is expected to raise 348.6 billion yen ($ 2.3 billion) after pricing its going public at the top end of its range, according to two sources knowledgeable about the matter, in the biggest IPO in Japan for 6 years. The company has actually priced the shares at 1,200 yen each, compared to a series of 1,100 to 1,200 yen, said the sources, who declined to be called as the info is not public. Tokyo Metro declined to comment. One of Tokyo's two major subway operators, the company is set to announce the rates later Tuesday and list on...

Japan Xray screening tool maker Rigaku set a tentative going public (IPO) price range of 1,230 to 1,260 yen ($ 8.48) per share versus a preliminary quote of 1,230 yen, a regulative filing showed on Wednesday. At the top of the range, Rigaku, which is backed by buyout company Carlyle Group, would raise approximately 129 billion yen ($ 870 million), consisting of an overallotment. Rigaku's final IPO rate will be selected Oct. 17, before the Tokyo Stock market listing on Oct. 25. Japan's stock exchange suffered a selloff in early August, sparked by a surprise rate of interest walking and...

Subway operator Tokyo Metro said on Friday it prepares to note on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 23, setting the phase for what would be Japan's biggest initial public offering (IPO) in about six years. At Tokyo City's a sign price of 1,100 yen per share, 319.55 billion yen ($ 2.25 billion) worth of shares will be used. Tokyo City's history go back to 1920 with the facility of the Tokyo Underground Railway Business. Seven years later, it opened Japan's very first subway line, between the Asakusa and Ueno districts of Tokyo. Individually, Rigaku, a maker of X-ray screening...

Malaysia's Sultan Ibrahim will visit China for a fourday visit, China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, with the ceremonial ruler from the southern state of Johor most likely to seek assistance to revive jobs improving its connectivity to neighbouring Singapore. Sultan Ibrahim was installed as the country's 17th king in January, under a special system of monarchy where the heads of Malaysia's 9 royal families take turns to be the king every 5 years, and are expected to stay above politics. However the 65 year-old has actually suggested he means to weigh in on the nation's political issues , and...

Eleven people were killed in China's eastern Shandong province on Tuesday after a school bus lost control at a hectic pedestrian junction, broadcaster CCTV reported, with disturbing video revealing bodies resting on the road and caught under the automobile. 6 parents and 5 children were killed in the incident while one remained in crucial condition. More than 2 dozen were injured, CCTV said. Dongping Cops Department stated in a statement on WeChat that a car getting students lost control at a junction in Dongping County, Shandong on Tuesday morning. The accident is under examination, it added. In July, an automobile...