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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2009

Biden, LaHood meet with governors on HSR

Session was an opportunity for state leaders to share their ideas with the Obama administration about the future of high-speed trains in America.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2009

MARTA ARRA funds reallocated to mend deficit

Atlanta agency, in turn, will reallocate $25 million of its capital dollars to fund transit-related projects in its service area.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2009

ARRA to fund Seattle transit center

Federal stimulus money and a regional mobility grant will help fund the $40.9 million facility.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2009

Obama’s budget tabs $1.83B for transit construction

Spending plan announces recommendations by the FTA to invest $604.3 million in 10 new or expanding transit projects: five under the New Starts Program and five under the Small Starts Program.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2009

Calif. high-speed rail board approves ARRA proposal

Gave go-ahead for list of shovel-ready construction projects likely to qualify for $8 billion in federal stimulus funding.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2009

MBTA to receive stimulus funds for BRT

The $114 million, two-stage project will provide a direct Silver Line connection from Dudley Station to South Station in Boston this fall, and replace an existing heavily-used bus route with faster, more reliable service.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2009

SFMTA solicits bid for stimulus projects

The first project going to bid, which has been allocated $16 million in ARRA funding, will directly improve vehicle availability, service reliability and performance by rehabilitating approximately 40 standard and 20 articulated Muni buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2009

Foothill Transit, Proterra announce electric bus project

The project will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and will be deployed in early 2010 along Foothill Transit’s Line 291.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2009

Study: $1B transit investment yields 30,000 jobs

67 percent of the jobs created by capital investment in the public transit industry replaces lost blue-collar jobs with “green jobs” in the public transit sector.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2009

L.A. Metro to purchase NABI buses

The bus buys are contingent upon receipt of federal stimulus funding, subject to final award by the Federal Transit Administration.

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