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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 12, 2024

APTA Urges Congress to Honor BIL, Fully Fund Transit

In a letter, APTA President/CEO said “At a minimum, we urge the THUD Appropriations Act, together with advance appropriations of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to provide $21.1 billion for public transit and $16.7 billion for passenger rail, as passed by the Senate..."

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 1, 2023

US Senator Introduces Legislation to Help Underserved Businesses Compete for Transportation Funding

The bills would raise the annual funding cap of the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Program.

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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 18, 2023

Biden Administration Marks 2nd Anniversary of IIJA

To date, the Administration has announced nearly $400 billion in IIJA funding, including over 40,000 specific projects and awards, across over 4,500 communities in all 50 states, D.C., the territories, and for Tribes.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 9, 2023

New TOD Legislation Renews TransLink’s Call for Provincial Funding Commitment

This legislation represents one of the most significant changes to land use and zoning policy that has ever been seen in the province, but "it won’t succeed unless the three levels of government work together to deliver better transit in this region."

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Transit Dispatchesby Scott Shepard January 31, 2023

Micromobility Policy Matters: Leveraging Tech to Achieve Better Outcomes

Here we examine this evolution by conducting a global survey of regulations and legislation across multiple cities to better understand how current and future public policy can be developed to ensure micromobility’s long-term sustainability.

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ArticlesJanuary 19, 2023

How New Clean Energy Tax Credits Can Benefit Transit Systems

The $499-billion federal legislation is full of carbon reduction, resiliency, and clean energy incentives.

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NewsAugust 31, 2021

APTA and a Broad Industry Coalition Urge Public Transit Investment

APTA said that public transit investment in this reconciliation bill will help address climate change, equity challenges and mobility demand for our communities.

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Transit Dispatchesby Dawn MeyersJuly 28, 2021

Infrastructure Plan: All Roads Lead to Congress

As President Biden’s American Jobs Plan nears its first votes in Congress, the transit sector waits with bated breath to see what the infrastructure plan will mean for it.

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NewsJune 4, 2021

House T&I Committee Introduces $547B Surface Transportation Bill

The proposal included $109 billion for public transit and $95 billion for passenger and freight rail.

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