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Stating that cost overruns related to plans for a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando could up taxes for Florida residents by $3 billion, Gov. Rick Scott rejected $2 billion in federal funds.
Read More →Will submit the plan as part of the FTA’s New Starts Program in February. Plan is the agency’s best means for closing the remaining $137 million funding gap for the project, which is expected to cost $1.578 billion.
Read More →After a preliminary audit issued by the FTA claimed that Miami-Dade Transit didn’t properly account for fare collections or follow rules for using federal money, which resulted in the suspendion of $180 million in grants, the County hired consultants to correct its procedures.
Read More →Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia will also provide $150 million in matching local funds to help pay for the improvements.
Read More →Residents in the largely rural region have voiced concerns about compromised cropland, noise and loss of existing businesses.
Read More →The 24 winning proposals demonstrated need by identifying a substantial transportation challenge in a particular corridor and proposing technical work that would provide cost and benefit information on the alternatives studied to address the problem.
Read More →The Administration raised concerns about how the transit agency is spending and accounting for funds drawn from a pool of approximately $182 million in grant money. Miami-Dade Transit Director Harpal Kapoor says the agency is addressing financial control issues and taking corrective action.
Read More →Several studies have come out showing that both developers and their potential customers are increasingly demanding walkable transit-accessible neighborhoods.
Read More →Administrator Peter Rogoff visited Portland and answered questions about an error in transmitting a grant application over the grants.gov Website. The FTA only received a four-page cover letter. The mistake potentially cost the state approximately $21 million in lost funding.
Read More →Labor leaders and politicians gathered at the Milwaukee plant of train maker Talgo and spoke about their opposition of Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s plan to refuse the $810 million in federal stimulus funding.
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