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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2002

New York transit community honors FTA's Dorn

Dorn's contributions included the FTA's establishment of the Lower Manhattan Recovery Office to process the release of Federal funds for recovery projects.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2002

FTA launches emergency preparedness forums

The forums were created to help communities become better prepared to respond to emergency situations.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2002

Cleveland's Euclid Corridor approved by FTA

The 6.7-mile BRT system involves transit improvements along parallel arterials and an exclusive center median busway.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2002

FTA awards $56.9 million to Chicago for transit

CTA will receive $2.5 million to purchase up to five articulated buses and Metra will use $54.4 million to fund line improvements.

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Newsby StaffJuly 3, 2002

Pennsylvania BRT workshop defines concept, talks testing, funding

It was concluded that since the vehicles used as BRT vehicles all use rubber tires and therefore fit under the FTA definition of a bus, there is no need to define a BRT-type vehicle further.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2002

Trial By Fire: Jenna Dorn's Turbulent First Year at the FTA

The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred just two months after Jenna Dorn was confirmed as chief of the FTA. But she’s got more than security on her mind, including the reauthorization of TEA 21, streamlining of grants processing and creating a results-driven environment.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2002

FTA grants $21 million to New York projects

One grant worth $14.59 million will be used for design activities for the proposed East Side Access project.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2002

ABA pledges support at NAFTA conference

NAFTA's land transportation provisions will allow motor carriers from all three NAFTA countries unprecedented access to one anothers' roadways, passengers and freight.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2002

Orange County receives FTA approval for light rail line

The CenterLine is a proposed 18-mile system linking three cities in the county.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2002

FTA withdraws $156 million from L.A. MTA project

Construction of the Expo Line, eventually linking Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Calif., could be delayed by this action and force the creation of a much shorter railway.

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