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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

St. Louis Metro Awards First Construction Contract to Beef Up Rail Security

The $6.4 million contract with Millstone Weber focuses on four MetroLink stations in St. Clair County: the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center Station, College Station, Emerson Park Station, and Washington Park Station.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

Fernandez Named LIT's Founders Award Recipient

The award was presented to her after she delivered a keynote speech to 300 registered attendees at LIT’s 2023 Leadership Summit luncheon in Washington, D.C.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

MCTS Begins to Return Battery-Electric Buses Into Service

The electric buses will start returning to the mixed fleet of both battery-electric and clean-diesel buses now through November.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

FTA Awards $9.9M to 22 Tribes, Alaskan Native Villages

The competitive grants under FTA’s Tribal Transit Program allow Tribes to buy transit vehicles, upgrade bus facilities, and expand transit options.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

FDOT Funding to Keep HART's TECO Streetcar Line Fare Free

The TECO Line Streetcar has routinely broken ridership records since FDOT awarded HART a $2.7 million Innovation Grant in 2018 allowing the streetcar to go fare-free and expand service — increased frequency and service hours.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 26, 2023

FRA Awards $1.4B for Rail Infrastructure

The funding is the largest amount ever awarded for rail safety and rail supply chain upgrades through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 25, 2023

Alexander Dennis Taps Big Rig to Partner on Double-Deck Bus Builds

The new arrangement replicates the highly successful partnerships Alexander Dennis has in the Asia-Pacific region with contract manufacturers in China and New Zealand.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 25, 2023

Kitsap Transit Awards 5-Year Contract to The Routing Co.

TRC has been serving KT with on-demand transit for over two years, having moved over 50,000 passengers through KT’s Pingo-powered “BI Ride” service on Bainbridge Island.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 25, 2023

L.A. Metro Continues to Rise in August

Metro’s monthly bus and rail ridership is now at 79% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level. Average weekend ridership is now at 75% of pre-pandemic (August 2019) levels and 79.5% for average weekdays.

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News•by Staff and News Reports•September 25, 2023

Amtrak Completes $1.4M Upgrade Project in Missouri

The railroad, working with the City of Jefferson, advanced a series of accessibility improvements in accordance with the ADA that include a new platform, ramps, signage, lighting, and guardrails.

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