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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 26, 2021

MTA Launches Living Memorial to Honor Transit Workers Lost to COVID-19

The digital art installation, "Travels Far," is named after a poem written by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith. It features poignant portraits of transit workers shared by family members.

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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 22, 2021

CTE Report Highlights ZEB Guidance from Transit Leaders

Under FTA’s TVIDC program, CTE formed the panel to address transit bus testing and research topics related to zero-emission bus development and adoption.

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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

Motorcoach Industry Steps Up to Provide Service During Inauguration

After lobbying Congress for 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic and seeing more than 80,000 personnel furloughed and nearly half of the industry's 3,000 small, family-owned businesses shuttered, the industry recently received a desperately needed shot in the arm.

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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 20, 2021

Air Treatment Solution Approved by EPA to Combat COVID-19

Luminator Technology Group’s Renew Air Treatment System uses Grignard Pure to kill more than 98% of airborne coronavirus particles.

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Transit Dispatchesby Chris McCarthyJanuary 20, 2021

Post-Pandemic Priorities for the Transit Industry

Even with the rollout of a vaccine this year, the transit industry has been altered for the foreseeable future. What will that future be?

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NewsJanuary 16, 2021

Lumin-Air Introduces Ultraviolet Solution to Combat COVID-19

The Lumin-19 is an airstream disinfection solution designed to retrofit school buses and some transit buses.

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