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NewsApril 6, 2022

U.S. DOT Announce More Than $20B for Communities to Support Transit

The funding levels will provide 58% more funding, enabling transit agencies to expand services for residents in communities large and small.

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NewsMarch 29, 2022

Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New Public Transit Services Forward

The transit projects create and sustain construction and operations-related jobs and help communities provide better, more frequent transit service.

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NewsMarch 28, 2022

SEPTA Approves Plan to Invest New Fed Infrastructure Funds

The approval comes after public hearings were held on the proposed amendment earlier this month.

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NewsMarch 23, 2022

President Biden, US DOT Announce $2.9B of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Combining three major discretionary grant programs into one Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant opportunity reduces the burden for state and local applicants and increases the pipeline of “shovel-worthy” projects that are now possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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NewsMarch 14, 2022

U.S. DOT Announces $409M for 70 Transportation Projects

The grants support modernizing and improving the most widespread form of transit in America and will help dozens of communities buy new technology and electric buses.

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ArticlesFebruary 20, 2022

'Transformative' IIJA Bill Could Help Transit Build Far Into the Future

The public transportation industry and its large supplier base are about to receive their largest financial boost in history. The boost will then become even larger and more sustained if other pending legislative actions remain on track.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2022

FTA Makes $5B in Transit Funding Available Through Formula Grants

The funds were made available under the Further Extending Government Funding Act, which provides partial-year spending authority through February 18, 2022.

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NewsFebruary 2, 2022

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $513.6 Million Grant Award to Metra in Illinois

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

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NewsFebruary 1, 2022

Calif.'s VVTA Adds More Battery-Electric Buses

The buses are another step toward VVTA’s commitment to operating strictly zero emission vehicles by 2035.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2022

MBTA Plan Reallocates $500M to Support Critical Capital Investments

The move will enable the agency to accelerate key capital projects in safety, advance key employee recruitment and retention initiatives, advance key investments in bus, and more.

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