Will fund projects that range from advanced real-time traveler info to Integrated Corridor Management and vehicle communications tech.
A total of 107 projects in 50 states and territories will receive funding from FTA’s Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program.
In addition, 80% said public transit is valuable to communities because it provides vital connections to fundamental resources.
Program supports public transportation for Native American tribes by providing access to jobs, schools, and health care, as well as meeting the needs of elders and people with disabilities.
Eligible projects include: Spectrum; any component, testing, and training for the implementation of PTC systems; and interoperability.
Ward W. McCarragher has served as majority/minority chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the past 20 years.
The Administration offered cuts to crucial programs that fund public transit infrastructure to pay for their proposed infrastructure plan.
The grants are expected to leverage private, state, and local investments to boost a wide range of rail projects, including the potential for implementing PTC.
All projects must comply with Buy America regulations, which require that all iron, steel, or manufactured products be produced in the U.S., as well as final assembly of vehicles.
The report referred to the ad hoc nature of the system and recommended that the agency adopt "a more statistically principled approach" that can be empirically validated.
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