--- title: "Nine Shift post: New Transit Expansion Projects Abound" description: "\"Virtually every metropolitan region in the United States and Canada is investing millions of dollars in new transit expansion projects.\" That's" image: https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-561926799-jpg/images/nineshift-resized-600.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # Nine Shift post: New Transit Expansion Projects Abound Fri, Mar 07,2014 @ 11:15 AM by William Draves | "Virtually every metropolitan region in the United States and Canada is investing millions of![nineshift resized 600](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-561926799-jpg/images/nineshift-resized-600.jpg) dollars in new transit expansion projects." That's what Yonah Freemark, a leading transportation analyst, says on his blog [The Transport Politic.](http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/) He continues, "This year, dozens of new lines will open to the public, including light rail lines in Houston, Minneapolis, Edmonton, Dallas, Calgary; heavy rail lines in New York City and outside Washington; and streetcars in Tucson, Atlanta, Seattle, and Washington, among many others. Bus rapid transit — or some variety of it — will see its coming out, with new lines opening in Chicago, Fort Collins, San Diego, Orlando, Los Angeles, and outside Toronto. "In addition, dozens of projects will enter the construction phase, including three rail lines in Los Angeles; bus rapid transit projects in New York City, Oakland, Fresno, and El Paso; streetcars in Fort Lauderdale and Tempe, and more. Other regions, from Honolulu to Portland, will continue work on projects that have already started but won’t be ready for completion this year. It’s a veritable circus of construction activity, almost everywhere. In total, 737 miles of new lines or line extensions, in addition to 10 new stations or major station renovations, will be either complete or under construction in 2014, accounting for a total of $80.7 billion in programmed funding. *This post was written by William A. Draves, who authored "Nine Shift: Work, Life, and Education in the 21st Century" with Julie Coates. Their latest book is "Pedagogy of the 21st Century." This post originally appeared on the [Nine Shift blog.](http://nineshift.typepad.com/)* *[![Download the 2014 Executive Leadership Institutes Brochure](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/2df1d09a-b1bb-4781-8d64-5606fa6f2b04.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/2df1d09a-b1bb-4781-8d64-5606fa6f2b04)[![Download the 2014 Executive Leadership Institutes Brochure](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/2df1d09a-b1bb-4781-8d64-5606fa6f2b04.png)](http://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/2df1d09a-b1bb-4781-8d64-5606fa6f2b04) *           ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)