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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2019

FHWA awards $53M in advanced transportation grants

Will fund projects that range from advanced real-time traveler info to Integrated Corridor Management and vehicle communications tech.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2018

FTA to award $366M in bus grants to enhance safety, mobility

A total of 107 projects in 50 states and territories will receive funding from FTA’s Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program.

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2018

74% of Americans want Congress to increase public transit investment, study finds

In addition, 80% said public transit is valuable to communities because it provides vital connections to fundamental resources.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2018

FTA makes $5M in tribal transit funds available

Program supports public transportation for Native American tribes by providing access to jobs, schools, and health care, as well as meeting the needs of elders and people with disabilities.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2018

FRA to hold webinar for PTC grant funding applicants

Eligible projects include: Spectrum; any component, testing, and training for the implementation of PTC systems; and interoperability.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2018

APTA names new VP, Government Affairs

Ward W. McCarragher has served as majority/minority chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the past 20 years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2018

APTA, industry leaders oppose Administration's deep cuts to public transit

The Administration offered cuts to crucial programs that fund public transit infrastructure to pay for their proposed infrastructure plan.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2018

FRA makes $73M available for rail capital projects, ops assistance

The grants are expected to leverage private, state, and local investments to boost a wide range of rail projects, including the potential for implementing PTC.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2017

FTA makes $226M in grants available to improve transit bus service

All projects must comply with Buy America regulations, which require that all iron, steel, or manufactured products be produced in the U.S., as well as final assembly of vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2017

UMA lauds independent report on FMCSA's Safety Measurement System

The report referred to the ad hoc nature of the system and recommended that the agency adopt "a more statistically principled approach" that can be empirically validated.

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