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Testifying before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, APTA Chair Dr. Beverly Scott, who is also GM/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), said that APTA has just completed a new survey that identified more than $8 billion in “ready-to-go” projects from 170 public transit systems that could start within 90 days of federal funding being made available.
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Umo is a national fare collection system that will connect MCTS riders to not only its bus services but to other forms of transit across the region.
Read More →Ted Dowling brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the transportation industry, having most recently served as managing director at Edbusco and previously holding the position of VP at a prominent international coach OEM.
Read More →Has provided fleet maintenance services to GO Transit since 1997 and operations since 2008 and has also supplied more than 600 Bombardier BiLevel rail coaches that make up the transit authority's commuter rail fleet.
Read More →HRT estimates about 40 percent of trips, mostly at night and on weekends, will be moved to cabs, beginning in December.
Read More →The bill would provide up to $25 billion in funding for the public transportation industry.
Read More →Nathaniel Ford is one of the candidates being considered for the position. Muni is also looking to local rather than national talent to replace Ford, in part to save money.
Read More →The DOT will oversee each phase of Amtrak spending and withhold grant payments until Amtrak agrees to spending parameters approved by the DOT.
Read More →Fifty-two transportation projects in 37 states will receive the funds. Applications for this most recent round of grants totaled more than $9 billion, far exceeding the $474 million set aside for the program.
Read More →The FTA issued a Letter of Intent to VTA announcing the intention to obligate funds for the project and laying out several conditions that VTA must meet within the next two years to allow the project to be considered for a Full Funding Grant Agreement.
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