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NewsJanuary 13, 2022

NJ TRANSIT, N.Y. MTA, L.A. Metro Receive Grant Awards for COVID-19 Response

This funding is part of more than $30 billion for public transportation in the American Rescue Plan Actwhich was signed into law by President Biden last March. 

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard January 12, 2022

Moonshot or Earthbound: Rethinking Shared Mobility for a Post-COVID Recovery

The past 16 months have left our heads spinning. From complete lockdown and isolation, to phased reopenings, to two summers now that have encouraged (and promoted) holiday travel to destinations throughout Europe, the mobility landscape we have learned to navigate in and around has been ever changing.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2022

Pittsburgh's Port Authority to Require Employees to be Vaccinated Against COVID

The new policy will go into effect on February 1, and is being implemented to promote the health, wellness, and safety of Port Authority's workforce and to protect members of the riding public with whom they interact daily.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2022

Surge in COVID-19 Cases, Worker Shortage Affecting Denver RTD Service

RTD said it is being challenged to provide service because of employees testing positive for COVID-19.

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NewsJanuary 5, 2022

D.C. Metro Announces Service Adjustments to Combat Omicron Variant

Due to growing absenteeism rates across service areas related to COVID illness and exposures, Metro is reducing service schedules and implementing new workforce actions effective Monday, Jan. 10. 

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NewsDecember 21, 2021

Pittsburgh's Port Authority Installing Purifiers to Sanitize Air and Surfaces Inside Vehicles

The PASP units use technology to create advanced purification by producing High Energy Clusters that are distributed throughout the interior of the vehicle, safely sanitizing both air and surfaces.

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NewsDecember 17, 2021

SEPTA to Add Regional Rail Service with New Schedules

The changes are designed to better accommodate current riders and add options for others who may return to in-person work and other activities in early 2022.

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NewsDecember 17, 2021

New Orleans RTA Announces New Permanent Fare Structure

The new fare structure aims to simply the fare offerings, incentivize pass sales for riders who use multiple transit modes for their daily commutes, and offer financial relief to RTA passengers as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsDecember 14, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces ARP Grant Awards to King County Metro, TriMet, MARTA

These funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsDecember 7, 2021

Cost of Caltrain Electrification Increases, Project on Track for 2024

The cost will require an additional $462 million over the initial estimate for the project, $129 million over the estimate made by the Federal Transit Administration earlier this year.

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