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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2017

APTA Bus & Paratransit Show opener touts successes, urges fed outreach

Industry’s ability to share the facts with congressional leaders to help them understand how much impact public transportation investment can have will be key.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2017

Sound Transit's Lynnwood Link light rail extension gets $100M fed funding

The funding is the first installment of a potential $1.174 billion FFGA for the project, which in 2023 will extend light rail service from Northgate to Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood, Wash.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2017

Caltrain electrification funding included in 2017 Federal Budget

The project is ready to start construction, and the final step is approval of the federal grant.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2017

APTA's Capitol Hill forum addresses benefits of public transportation investment

The forum comes as Trump's proposed budget would cut the US DOT's budget by $2.4 billion and severely impact the Capital Investment Grants and TIGER programs.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2017

Lane Transit District seeks $30M from state for BRT

LTD is hoping to get the money in the form of Oregon Lottery-backed bonds, to use as matching funds for a federal grant it plans to apply for.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2017

Calif. transit leaders denounce Trump's crippling cuts to transportation

Budget cuts are achieved by zeroing out federal support for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, limiting federal funding for the FTA’s Capital Investment Program to projects with an existing FFGA, and eliminating funding for the TIGER discretionary grant program.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2017

Assessment puts cost of Omaha streetcar at $156 million

Report tabs the estimated cost of operating the line at $7.5 million.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2017

Minn. legislators attempting to move $900M from rail to roads, bridges

GOP legislators have long sought to block planning and funding for light-rail projects, saying they put metro-area priorities above rural Minnesota.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2017

Pierce Transit secures grant to expand Rosco/Mobileye tech usage

Data collected by Pierce Transit on the efficacy of the new equipment will be used to determine whether the technology should be used nationwide, by transit agencies and school districts.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2017

Chicago Union Station redevelopment plan receives fed assistance

The USDOT Build America Bureau and the City of Chicago are entering into an EmPA agreement, under which Chicago can work closely with USDOT with the ultimate goal of seeking up to $1 billion in federal funding for the project.

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