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Transit Dispatchesby Mary Scott NabersJanuary 3, 2024

$8B Rail Project Funding Should Stir Interest in 2024

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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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 22, 2023

Approved TTC Budget Freezes Fares, Increases Services

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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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 8, 2023

FRA Awards $8B to High-Speed Rail Projects

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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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 5, 2023

Biden Administration Awards Brightline West $3B Grant

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.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mary Scott NabersNovember 28, 2023

Funding to ‘Connect Communities’ Results in Hundreds of New Projects

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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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 18, 2023

Biden Administration Marks 2nd Anniversary of IIJA

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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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 9, 2023

Transit Ballot Measures Continue Successful Trend

Voters continued to voice their overwhelming support for public transit by approving 14 out of 19 measures supporting public transit.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 9, 2023

New TOD Legislation Renews TransLink’s Call for Provincial Funding Commitment

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."

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Transit Dispatchesby Kapil Arora October 24, 2023

How AI, Data Can Help Replace Gas Taxes with EV Road Usage Charges

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.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mary Scott NabersOctober 18, 2023

Funding Could Bring Faster, More Efficient Passenger Rail

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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