In December, the FRA announced $8.1 billion in funding for passenger rail projects. The funding is a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act that Congress passed several years ago, but the funding now is flowing aggressively.
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The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.
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The unprecedented investment in America’s nationwide intercity passenger rail network builds on a $16.4 billion investment announced last month for 25 projects of national significance along America’s busiest rail corridor.
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The U.S. High Speed Rail Coalition says the federal investment is a sign that “the tide has turned” for high-speed rail in America.
Read More →The U.S. Department of Transportation oversees the Reconnecting Communities Program and supports projects that remove or mitigate barriers to community connectivity. Benefits that result include better mobility, economic stimulus, equity, and citizen benefits.
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To date, the Administration has announced nearly $400 billion in IIJA funding, including over 40,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes.
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Voters continued to voice their overwhelming support for public transit by approving 14 out of 19 measures supporting public transit.
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This legislation represents one of the most significant changes to land use and zoning policy that has ever been seen in the province, but "it won’t succeed unless the three levels of government work together to deliver better transit in this region."
Read More →It is estimated the average American driver pays approximately $300 through road and gas taxes each year, generating critical revenue from each driver that goes toward helping to pay for infrastructure maintenance and other important needs in each region and community.
Read More →This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed partly because of disruptions in the supply chain caused by COVID-19. The federal funding will support track repair, rail upgrades, bridge work, and construction of new rail lines and facilities.
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