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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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ArticlesMay 7, 2020

5 Long-term Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Transit

With this unprecedented crisis will come a new way for transit agencies to operate service and do business on a day-to-day basis. So what might that look like?

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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 1, 2020

Motorcoaches to loop past U.S. Capitol with ‘Rolling Awareness Campaign’

The event will stage at DC’s Audi Field, south of the U.S. Capitol, and motorcoaches will begin rolling at 11 a.m.

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ArticlesApril 14, 2020

FAQ: Funding for Transit in the CARES Stimulus Package

With $25 billion on the table for transportation, cities and transit agencies have a lot of questions about the new CARES bill. We have answers.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2020

AASHTO asks Congress for $50 Billion in relief aid for state DOTs

Preliminary projections from state DOTs show at least a 30% decline in transportation revenues on average for the next 18 months.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2020

CTAA letter urges Congress to include public transit in COVID-19 relief

The rural, small city, specialized, and NEMT operators are experiencing unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2020

Ground transportation groups request $12B for essential infrastructure

Develops eight-point plan for saving taxis, liveries, rideshare, buses, shuttles, paratransit, and non-emergency medical trips.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2020

ABA urges Administration to not ignore motorcoach, bus industries

In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, President/CEO Peter Pantuso urges Congress to help industries, which provides 500 to 600 million passenger trips annually.

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Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2019

U.S. DOT announces intent to fund Sound Transit's light rail extension

The agency will strike a $790 million FFGA, along with a $629 million TIFIA loan to complete the Federal Way line light rail extension.

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