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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2020

FTA awards 12 projects with $891M in CIG funding

With this announcement, FTA has advanced funding for 35 new CIG projects throughout the nation since Jan. 20, 2017, totaling approximately $8.5 billion in funding commitments.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2020

U.S. DOT to distribute over 15M facial coverings to transportation workforce

The distribution of cloth facial coverings includes 4.8 million for mass transit and passenger rail, as well as 2.1 million for highway and motor carriers.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2020

CapMetro resuming fares, adding safety shields

The agency will also introduce its Workforce Aid Pass, valid for the month of June.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2020

COTA Introduces New Sanitization Process for Transit Vehicles

The process was through a partnership with COTA and United Safety Survivability Corp.

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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2020

FTA makes $1.25M available for real-time infrastructure, rolling stock demo program

The competitive grant funds are provided through the Public Transportation Innovation Program.

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NewsMay 29, 2020

Metra outlines plans as Chicago area begins to reopen

The agecny is asking for all passengers to cooperate and take responsibility for their own actions.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

Byford named commissioner of TfL

He takes up the post at a pivotal moment for the organization and for London as TfL works to help the capital recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

OC Streetcar awards $45M operations, maintenance contract

The line will run on a 4.1-mile route through Santa Ana and Garden Grove. It is scheduled to begin testing and operations in 2022.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

Amtrak says it needs $1.475B to maintain minimum service levels

The railroad has seen a dramatic decline in demand for service since the pandemic, and is expecting ridership to only return to approximately 50% in FY 2021.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2020

DART taps Uber to supplement GoLink service

In January 2017, DART was awarded a FTA Mobility on Demand Sandbox grant to pilot test an on-demand microtransit service integrated into DART’s GoPass mobile app.

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