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NewsMarch 11, 2021

Amtrak to Restore Daily Long-Distance Train Service

Service will be restored for 12 long-distance routes starting in May, and hundreds of furloughed employees will be called back to work.

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NewsMarch 4, 2021

Canada to Invest $2.75B in Clean Transit, School Buses

The funding will help aid in the planning, adoption, and delivery of zero-emission transit and school buses over the next five years. It will also support the country's growing electric vehicle manufacturing sector.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2021

APTA’s Skoutelas Backs Latest COVID Relief Bill

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 would provide $30.5 billion in emergency funding for the transit industry.

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NewsFebruary 10, 2021

Transit, Motorcoach Associations Respond to Latest COVID Relief Bill

The proposed budget reconciliation title from the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee would provide the transit industry with $30 billion in emergency funding.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2021

Washington to Depart L.A. Metro Later This Year

He recently informed the Metro Board that he does not plan to seek a new contract or extend his current contract, which expires in May of this year.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2021

Analysis Shows Public Transportation Industry Faces $39.3B Shortfall

While the much-needed initial rounds of emergency funding through the CARES Act and CRRSAA provided transit agencies across the nation with relief, transit funding needs continue to grow due to ongoing losses of ridership, fare revenue, and state and local tax revenue.

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NewsJanuary 22, 2021

CTAA Survey Shows Transit Agencies Need More COVID-19 Funding

Without additional federal funding many rural and small-urban agencies face major service cuts as CARES Act funding dwindles.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

FTA Announces $15.8M to Support Public Transit Projects During COVID-19

The selected projects include solutions such as implementing new cleaning and disinfecting protocols, contactless payment systems, and modernized data collection.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2021

Study Analyzes Impact of COVID-19 Recovery on California’s Transportation Revenue

MTI researchers analyze six possible transportation revenue scenarios to predict the state’s potential economic recovery through 2040.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2021

FTA Makes $14B Available to Support Public Transit During COVID-19

Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) (H.R. 133), signed in December.

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