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Newsby StaffMay 29, 2020

FTA makes $1.25M available for real-time infrastructure, rolling stock demo program

The competitive grant funds are provided through the Public Transportation Innovation Program.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

Amtrak says it needs $1.475B to maintain minimum service levels

The railroad has seen a dramatic decline in demand for service since the pandemic, and is expecting ridership to only return to approximately 50% in FY 2021.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2020

California could lose up to $20B over next 10 years because of COVID-19

The Mineta Transportation Institute study looked just at transportation revenue collected by the state, a package of taxes and fees established by Senate Bill 1 in 2017.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2020

APTA, industry leaders urge Congress to provide $23.8B for transit agencies

Funding would allow transit agencies across the country to continue to provide essential services and support the economic recovery of our communities and the nation.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2020

GoFundMe campaign launched to support motorcoach awareness event

The campaign is designed to receive support offered by numerous suppliers and industry advocates to offset the incremental costs incurred to make this a no-cost event for operators.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2020

OCTA accelerates transportation project construction

Measure M, which is helping to fund the projects, is expected to help Orange County make more than $13 billion worth of transportation improvements by 2041.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2020

APTA urges Congress to provide additional COVID-19 response funding

The public transportation industry has significantly increased costs and experienced dramatic revenue losses because of COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2020

FRA awards $22M to 3 rail projects

Funding under this program was made available by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, and the Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2019, 2018, and 2017.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2020

Building America's Future urges Congress to include infrastructure in next COVID-19 package

Congress and the Trump Administration are considering a fifth COVID-19 response package to address the health, financial, and economic wreckage caused by the pandemic.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2020

APTA provides briefing to T&I Committee

President/CEO Paul P. Skoutelas discussed how the public transportation industry is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic and that additional aid will be needed now and for the future.

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