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Videosby StaffJuly 3, 2024

Books and New Transit Funding with Paul Comfort and Davey Kim

Paul Comfort, Transit Evangelist and SVP/Chief Customer Officer at Modaxo, and Davey Kim SVP/Principal, National Transportation Policy and Multimodal Strategy, at WSP USA, join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss Comfort’s new book, the future of public transit funding, identifying tomorrow’s new leaders, and much more.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2024

FTA Makes $1.9M Available to Improve the Transit Customer Experience

The Notice of Funding Opportunity is intended to advance emerging technologies, strategies, and innovations that make transit easier and more accessible for transit riders across the country.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2024

U.S. DOT Awards $1.8B in RAISE Grants

The announcement brings the total amount of RAISE grants to more than $7.2 billion for over 550 projects across the country.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2024

Houston METRO Will Not Pursue Fed Funding for BRT Project

Financial estimates for the project in 2019 were aspirational, but the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced ridership and increased costs — variables that were not calculated at the time the project was proposed, according to Houston METRO officials.

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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2024

SEPTA Breaks Ground on New Accessibility Project

When completed, the $38 million project will make Erie Station fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Work includes the installation of a new elevator from street level to the station mezzanine and new elevators from the mezzanine to the northbound and southbound platforms.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 14, 2024

APTA Calls on Congress to Fully Fund Public Transit in FY25

M.J. Maynard, vice chair of APTA and CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit on behalf of APTA.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 6, 2024

Feds Award $7.8M in Grants to Help Connect People to Health Care, Critical Services

The grants support organizations that coordinate public transportation for underserved groups, allowing them to access healthcare, community services, education, and jobs by building partnerships among health, transportation, and human services providers.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsJune 4, 2024

APTA Rail Kicks Off in Cleveland

The show got started with President/CEO Paul Skoutelas touting transit's successes and resiliency.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 4, 2024

Metrolink Expands 'Smart Crossing' Tech

Made possible by grant funding from the CRISI program, this pioneering technology creates a better experience for drivers and pedestrians while increasing safety for Metrolink passengers.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 28, 2024

Feds Award $343M to Modernize Rail Transit Stations

The investment, created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has been awarded through the All Stations Accessibility Program.

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