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NewsAugust 30, 2021

FRA to Fund Grants for Rail Improvement Opportunities

CRISI funds projects that reduce congestion, improve short-line and regional railroad infrastructure, relocate rail lines, enhance multimodal connections and facilitate service integration between rail and other modes such as at ports or intermodal facilities.

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NewsAugust 27, 2021

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Announces ARP Grant Awards to Denver RTD, BART

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

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NewsAugust 27, 2021

MTI Partners with APTA, AASHTO for Guide on Rail Service ROI

The guide can help decide how public agencies can participate in supporting and enabling high speed rail and intercity passenger rail projects.

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NewsAugust 20, 2021

TEMSA Increases Capital by 143%

TEMSA Transportation Vehicles says it will continue to grow in both domestic and international markets.

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NewsAugust 19, 2021

Deputy Secretary Trottenberg Announces Intent to Approve Expanded TIFIA Financing for Sound Transit

The package will total $3.84 billion for six projects. It includes a new TIFIA loan for the Downtown Redmond Link Extension, and refinancing of five previously approved loans under improved terms.

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NewsAugust 17, 2021

RTC of Southern Nevada Expands Transit Service

The service changes will connect 21,000 residents living at the poverty level; 18,000 seniors; 13,000 residents with a disability; and 79,000 residents who are non-white or Hispanic.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Investment in Rehabilitation and Prevention Programs Make D.C.'s Metrorail More Reliable, Report Says

WMATA’s preventive maintenance program has cut the number of emergency track repairs in half since the 2018 fiscal year.

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NewsJuly 27, 2021

Every $1 in California Transportation Spending Equals $4.30 in Gains, Report Finds

The “Economic Impacts of Highway, Street, Bridge, & Transit Investment in California” is the first to examine the impacts of transportation infrastructure spending on all sectors of the California economy, not just the transportation sector.

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NewsJuly 23, 2021

TARTA Board Takes Historic Step Forward

TARTA reaches a historic landmark in pursuit to strengthen public transit.

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Articlesby Alex RomanJuly 19, 2021

HNTB’s Hakim on Boosting Ridership, Equity, and Funding

Ronnie Hakim, transit/rail market sector leader, sr. VP, for HNTB, is one of several top executives METRO spoke with for a consultant roundtable in the July issue.

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