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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2020

N.Y. MTA issues letter urgently requesting robust federal aid

Letter to the New York Congressional Delegation requests more than $4 billion in federal aid as it continues to respond to COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2020

FTA makes $9M available to improve rail transit, bus operator safety

Includes $7.3 million for new tech/designs for rail transit safety; and $2 million for projects that redesign transit bus operator compartment.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2019

FRA provides $369M for rail capital projects

Funds projects that repair, replace, or rehabilitate railroad assets to reduce the SOGR backlog and improve intercity passenger rail.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2019

Tempe streetcar project receives $75 million from FTA

The total project cost is $192.4 million, including a request of $75 million in federal transit infrastructure grants.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2019

FTA issues $85 million in Low-No grants to 38 bus projects

Eligible projects include, hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure such as charging stations.

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State, local leaders not waiting on Congress for infrastructure bill

In many states, collaborative initiatives have been launched to repair aging infrastructure, install clean energy projects, initiate smart city technology and build social infrastructure.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2019

FTA provides $9.6 million to bolster access to health care

Grants focus on transportation and tech solutions to reach medical appointments, access healthy food, and improve paratransit.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2019

FTA offers $15M funding opportunity for innovative mobility projects

Projects will focus on mobility on demand, strategic transit automation research, and payment integration.

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From the Editor'sby Janna StarcicFebruary 12, 2019

Come Together to Shut Down the Shutdown, Fund a Transit Bill

As I write this, we are a few days away from another potential government shutdown if negotiations on border security are not hammered out.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

California's Governor calls for scaling down of high-speed rail project

The state’s high-speed rail authority will focus now on building only the Central Valley segment of the planned San Francisco to Los Angeles train.

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