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Newsby StaffAugust 29, 2018

Illinois, Tennessee obtain FTA safety oversight certification

States must receive FTA certification by April 15, 2019 or new federal transit funds cannot be awarded.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2018

17 public transit projects still awaiting $1.4B from Feds

Authorities in these cities have been counting on federal dollars to move ahead with planning and construction.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2018

L.A. streetcar project funding plan approved by city council committee

A planned four-mile streetcar system would stop at key downtown Los Angeles stops.

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2018

FRA issues $1.26M for rail capital projects

Factors considered included supporting economic vitality; leveraging federal funding; and using innovative ways to improve safety.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2018

MBTA's Green Line extension awarded $250M fed infusion

The 4.7-mile light rail line will serve some of the region’s most densely populated communities that currently lack access to rail transit.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2018

FRA issues $250M Notice of Funding Opportunity for PTC projects

Fourteen railroads report they have installed 100 percent of the hardware necessary for PTC system implementation, as of March 31, 2018.

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2018

DCTA receives $2.6M to construct bus maintenance facility

The new facility will accommodate up to 45 buses and provide cost savings for the agency, with less buses having to travel to an alternate facility.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2018

CityBus to use grant funding for pedestrian-detection systems

The agency will install the safety technology on its fleet of nearly seventy fixed-route vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2018

Despite federal uncertainty, N.C. light rail project optimistic about funding

Half of the Durham-Orange light rail’s cost — totaling over a billion dollars — is expected to come from the federal government.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2018

APTA urges increase in public transit TIGER grants

Only 3.6% of the TIGER grants that were recently announced went to public transit projects, representing a significant decrease in public transit TIGER grants.

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