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News•June 4, 2021

Alstom to Supply 60 New Flexity Streetcars for the TTC

The new streetcar order will be used to meet Toronto’s ridership demands and growth needs.

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News•June 1, 2021

Hudson Tunnel Project Reaches Major Milestone

Amtrak, NJ TRANSIT, Port Authority, and the GDC are working with the other project proponents and partners, including the states of New York and New Jersey, to advance other components of the more encompassing Gateway Program.

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News•June 1, 2021

Buttigieg Recommends $2.5B for New, Expanded Public Transit Services

The projects will create hundreds of construction and operations-related jobs and help communities expand transportation options that improve access and mobility for residents.

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News•May 28, 2021

MTA East Side Access Project Marks Major Milestone

The project is the largest new train terminal to be built in the U.S. since the 1950s and the first expansion of the LIRR in more than 100 years.

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News•May 28, 2021

USDOT Issues RFI on Transportation Data, Assessment Methods

The Department will use the responses it receives to inform its approach as it expands the use of data and equity-assessment methods to advance transportation equity goals.

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News•May 27, 2021

9 Killed at VTA Light Rail Yard

According to multiple reports, authorities confirmed the identity of the gunman as a 57-year-old VTA employee.

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News•May 26, 2021

Calif.'s VTA Taps Gonot as Next GM/CEO

The GM/CEO position was temporarily filled by VTA General Counsel Evelynn Tran after Nuria Fernandez left in January to join the Biden Administration as Acting Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration.

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News•May 24, 2021

L.A. Metro Marks the Start of the Final Section of Its Purple Line Extension

The project will connect two previous subway sections through Koreatown, Beverly Hills, and Century City and extend it another two-and-a-half miles to Westwood.

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News•May 24, 2021

WMATA Looks to Increase Sustainability with Release of Climate Bonds

Issuing Climate Bonds will help WMATA attract more environmentally conscious buyers to increase investor demand and result in a better, more competitive rate for the transit agency.

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News•May 24, 2021

USDOT Issues Guidance for TOD Projects Seeking Loans Through the Build America Bureau

Community-focused investments like TOD are integral to the Biden-Harris Administration’s priorities, including connecting communities and reducing the climate impacts of transportation.

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