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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2017

FTA to withhold funding from D.C., Md. and Va. pending safety oversight program

The funds will be withheld until the jurisdictions pass identical legislation and meet related requirements in order for FTA to certify a new SSOP for WMATA Metrorail.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2017

AECOM appoints Flowers as national transit practice leader

Most recently, she served as acting administrator in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2017

Ohio State U., Auburn land LoNo-CAP grant funding

Both universities will conduct testing, evaluation, and analysis of low or no emission components intended for use in LoNo transit buses used to provide public transportation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2017

Sacramento RT lands fed grant to improve rail track worker safety

Working with Protran Technology, a Harsco Rail Co., equipment will be installed in RT’s entire fleet of light rail vehicles and up to 60 Track Workers will be supplied with a smart device and/or an upgraded wearable warning device.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

N.C. CATS & Feds Break Ground on Streetcar Expansion

The second phase of the 2.5-mile expansion will improve circulation and transit connections; support economic revitalization; provide access from economically diverse neighborhoods to Uptown Charlotte; and more.

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Newsby StaffDecember 29, 2016

San Francisco, Reno, Nev. BRT projects land federal grants

The CIG Program is the nation’s primary grant program for funding major transit capital investments. Projects accepted into the program must go through a multi-year, multi-step process.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2016

Utah Transit Authority's Provo-Orem BRT line gets $75M fed infusion

From the north, the line will originate at the Orem Transit Center and run to downtown Provo, with stops at Utah Valley University, Brigham Young University, and the Provo Central Station.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2016

OC Streetcar releases RFP for 8 new vehicles

Interested firms can attend a pre-proposal conference on Jan. 10 and the deadline to submit a proposal is April 28, 2017. Construction of the OC Streetcar is scheduled to begin in 2018 with testing and operation expected to start in 2020.

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Newsby StaffDecember 16, 2016

TEX Rail, Feds reach $499M grant agreement for commuter rail line

The 26.8-mile commuter rail line will serve downtown Fort Worth, the City of Grapevine, and DFW Airport.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2016

OKC's EMBARK receives federal grant for CNG bus purchase

Six new buses will replace aging vehicles in the fleet. The buses will be similar to the six 40-foot CNG buses that rolled out on the street this fall.

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