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Newsby StaffJanuary 20, 2009

FTA to provide $308.6M for Denver light rail

FasTracks is RTD's comprehensive plan to build and operate high-speed rail lines and expand and improve bus service and park-n-rides throughout the region.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 13, 2009

FTA to provide $428.3M for Utah rail extension

When complete, the project will include nine stations, 3,035 park-and-ride spaces, and 28 transit vehicles.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2008

METRO Briefs

FTA: TARC can continue services. UTA starts quick-pay system. Marylands cuts to impact WV residents.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2008

Welbes named new FTA executive director

In his new position, Welbes will be accountable for providing executive leadership and continuity for the day-to-day administration and operation of the full range of FTA's responsibilities.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2008

S.F. subway project receives final clearance

The $1.3 billion Central Subway project has been favorably evaluated by the FTA as a "New Starts" project and is receiving federal funding from Congress. Construction is expected to begin in 2010, with service to the public starting in 2016.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2008

Transit officials lobby Congress for AIG help

The transit leasing agreements, known as SILO and LILO transactions, were promoted by the FTA from the late 1980s through 2003, as an innovative, legal way for public transit systems to gain additional revenue.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserMarch 24, 2008

New BRT Projects Emerge Across The U.S.

The FTA Small Starts program will fund a wide array of new transit projects, including five proposed BRT systems. Hybrid-electric and clean diesel vehicles are leading choices for propulsion systems.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2007

FTA funds 6 NAVC fuel cell bus projects

Buses to be deployed in Conn., Mass. and N.Y.

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ArticlesSeptember 19, 2007

FTA Orders Rochester, N.Y., Agency to Stop School Bus Routes

In addition to cease-and-desist order, the FTA will also withold federal funding in the amount that the RGRTA received from the Rochester City School District.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2007

FTA orders transit agency to stop school bus routes

Administration affirms its original decision that the agency is violating federal transit law.

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