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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2017

$197M in federal grants awarded for PTC implementation

The FRA was responsible for the selection of the grant recipients, and the FTA will award and administer the grants during Fiscal Year 2017.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2017

MBTA's acting GM to step down and join agency's control board

Steve Poftak, vice chair of the FMCB, which will extend its governance by two years, will temporarily step down to serve as MBTA's interim GM.

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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2017

OCTA to seek FTA Full Funding Agreement for streetcar project

The project is expected to cost approximately $299.3 million, with other funding coming from state cap-and-trade funding, other federal and local funding.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2017

FTA approves Caltrain FFGA for corridor electrification project

With the Caltrain project having met all of the statutory requirements, the FTA intends to sign the FFGA and intends to allocate the FY 2017 Congressionally-appropriated funds to the project in its upcoming apportionments notice.

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Newsby StaffMay 2, 2017

FTA makes $55M available through Low-No Bus Program

Projects will be evaluated by criteria defined in federal law and in the Notice of Funding Opportunity, including the applicant’s demonstration of need and the project’s anticipated reductions in energy consumption compared to standard buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2017

FTA taps nonprofit to lead mobility-on-demand innovation project

The initiative, which will be lead by the Shared-Use Mobility Center, will focus on helping recipients of FTA’s Mobility On Demand Sandbox program funding demonstrate innovative transportation solutions in 11 cities across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2017

HNTB's Mendes wins NTI 'Training Professional of the Year'

Mendes has provided training nationwide for the NTI and the FTA for more than 15 years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

Calif. transit leaders denounce Trump's crippling cuts to transportation

Budget cuts are achieved by zeroing out federal support for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, limiting federal funding for the FTA’s Capital Investment Program to projects with an existing FFGA, and eliminating funding for the TIGER discretionary grant program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2017

N.C. Durham-Orange light rail project plans reports, vote for April

The FTA told GoTriangle in a recent email that the two counties involved must be committed to paying at least 30% of the project’s local cost, or $371.1 million, before the project can be approved for engineering work.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2017

FTA says Metro Transit's light rail funds cannot be redirected

The agency's statement comes after a plan was introduced in the state legislature to redirect the funds for the project to roads and bridges instead.

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