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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

Southern Calif. transit rolls out hydrogen-powered bus

Sunline Transit Agency’s new zero-emission American Fuel Cell Bus is FTA has invested more than $75 million in the project through the National Fuel Cell Bus Program.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2011

Operation Lifesaver awards rail safety education grants, launches campaign

Memphis Area Transit Authority; Phoenix, Ariz.’s Valley Metro; Portland, Ore.-based Tri-Met; and Salt Lake City-based Utah Transit Authority’s TRAX will receive funds for rail safety education.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

FTA awards MBTA $75M for commuter rail

Funds will put an estimated 260 people to work making long-overdue improvements to the MBTA’s 50-mile Fitchburg commuter rail line, one of the state’s oldest passenger rail lines still in service. The investment will increase the train line's maximum speed by nearly 20 miles per hour, while greatly improving safety and on-time performance to 17 communities and 18 stations.

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Newsby StaffOctober 24, 2011

Phoenix’s Valley Metro awarded $1M for alt analysis

The agency will analyze various high-capacity transit alternatives for the South Central Phoenix corridor on Central Avenue between downtown Phoenix and Baseline Road.

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Newsby StaffOctober 19, 2011

FTA awards $9M to Fla. for bus maintenance facility

Funds will pay for a 30,000-square foot energy-efficient facility for Gainesville Regional Transit System. The new facility will replace an aging, overcrowded garage, and will be able to provide better maintenance for the agency’s current fleet of 105 buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

FTA releases $46.7M to Mich., $14.4M to Pa.

A portion of funding for both states will go to replacing a transfer center and buses and upgrading a maintenance facility to LEED standards.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

FTA awards Fla.’s PSTA $5M for new buses

Will use the State of Good Repair grant program funds to replace old buses. Once the new buses arrive next year, one out of every six of the agency’s buses will be diesel electric hybrid.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2011

TriMet light rail project honored for environmental documentation

The FTA awarded Oregon Metro and TriMet for its Portland-Milwaukie light rail project Environmental Impact Statement for Excellence in Environmental Document Presentation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2011

FTA awards $75M for Calif. BRT system

The new service will also improve access to the area's largest retail and employment centers, universities and medical facilities, reduce congestion and spur economic development in the heart of San Bernardino.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2011

Mich.'s TheRide receives $2.7M for transit center, hybrids

The purchase of 10 hybrid-electric vehicles will increase the number of hybrid buses in TheRide's fleet to 41 out of a total of 78 buses. The grant comes from the Clean Fuels Bus and Bus Facilities Program.

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