
Lee Gibson also discusses reducing agency operating costs, as well using alternative project and program delivery methods.
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Industry’s ability to share the facts with congressional leaders to help them understand how much impact public transportation investment can have will be key.
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In the summer of 2013, Jarod Varner was named executive director and CEO of Rock Region METRO — the central Arkansas-based public transit system serving three million passengers per year via fixed-route bus service, streetcar, and paratransit service.
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The forum comes as Trump's proposed budget would cut the US DOT's budget by $2.4 billion and severely impact the Capital Investment Grants and TIGER programs.
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He passed away in the early hours of April 15, 2017, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 69.
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She is currently the longest-serving transit CEO in the nation. Her career with the authority spans 43 years, 32 of them as CATA’s CEO.
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He has led the agency through a number of improvements including, tripling ridership from 3.4 million to 11.9 million annual trips.
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The Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program would be phased out in President Trump's FY 2018 "skinny budget" proposal.
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Under the Administration’s proposal, the DOT's funding would be cut by 13%, to $16.2 billion, and limits funding for the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment program, eliminates funding for the Essential Air Service program, and ends federal support for long-distance Amtrak trains.
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In addition, it could provide sustained economic growth by contributing $800 billion to the nation's Gross Domestic Product over a 20-year period.
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