FRA receives 77 HSR grant apps from 25 states
Requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY 2010.
Requests total more than $8.5 billion and will be considered for funding from more than $2.3 billion appropriated in FY 2010.
The MVTA Board approved the Website update at its May meeting, with plans to launch by September 1. Work was completed ahead of schedule and the site launched Aug. 16.
NHTSA is seeking public comment on the proposal for the next 90 days. The proposal is the latest in U.S. DOT efforts to improve motorcoach safety, including a Motorcoach Safety Action Plan released earlier this year.
The devices, which lock onto the wheels and immobilize the vehicle, must be unlocked by a parking and transportation employee.
SLCC will subsidize passes for 700 students, bringing the cost down from $50 to $15. A UTA committee will track the number of passes sold each month and give recommendations.
Students and community residents can send their location and Blacksburg Transit route number to VT Bus Tracker to receive estimated bus arrival time and number of passengers currently on board.
Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System’s Universal Access Program allows students and staff on participating campuses to present their college ID cards instead of paying a fare. Heartland Community College is new to the program. Lincoln Community College renewed its contract.
All students are eligible for the annual passes, with the funds coming from a general fee assessed to the students by IUPUI. Usage has continued to grow each year, doubling from 12,534 in June 2008 to 25,869 in June 2010.
With FTA approval, preliminary engineering work can begin and will be conducted by Jacobs Engineering.
Peer-review study, which will focus on platform safety, will be conducted by a team of experts from APTA.
Selected because it 'exemplifies a smaller community that is being proactive with its infrastructure,’ according to producers.
Will perform engineering and operations services to support the development and application of advanced research and technologies for enhanced rail safety.
Slated for March 30-31, 2011 at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y., the event will feature educational seminars, business sessions, networking events and a mini-exhibit show.
Will serve as the northern terminus for the California High-Speed Rail system and a multi-modal facility that will accommodate 11 transit operators and serve more than 45 million passengers a year. Project is estimated to create more than 48,000 jobs in its first phase of construction, which will last seven years.
FRA's call to action comes in response to the deaths of 55 train and engine service employees while engaged in rail yard switching operations over the past five years.
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