
Now in its eighth year, the TIGER program has continued to attract overwhelming demand from communities of all sizes, with 337 applications coming from urban areas and 248 from rural communities.
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The program, known as the Mobility on Demand Sandbox, will support research and technology deployments that improve public transportation efficiency and effectiveness, enhancing safety and connectivity in America’s transportation system.
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Completion of Oahu's rail project is already two years behind schedule and the cost has risen to roughly $6.5 billion — an increase of more than a billion dollars.
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Although it is the first long-term surface transportation bill since SAFTEA-LU expired in 2009, which will give the industry a sense of security when planning, it still didn’t solve the most pressing issue — finding a sustainable funding mechanism.
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A member of the board of trustees of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority since 2006, Valarie J. McCall has been active in APTA, holding increasingly influential positions, before eventually being named chair at October’s Annual Meeting.
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Like the first seven rounds, grants will fund capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure and will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area or a region.
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Proposal calls for a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production to fund public transit annually, with another $10 billion going toward new federal funding streams for cities and states that cut carbon emissions from their transportation sectors
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Highlighted in his report to the Board included fiscal stability with the creation of a Risk Allocation Matrix to deal with future operational deficits and optimization of Metro services and fare media in the coming years.
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Although many of us are still combing through its pages, and implementation of the new bill will come in the form of regulations yet to be written, several things are clear now.
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The audit found TAPS had not submitted sufficient documentation for its requests for reimbursement, did not have processes in place to ensure compliance with TxDOT agreements and that its cost allocation methods were not sufficiently supported.
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