
The proposal uses SEPTA’s final installment of federal COVID relief funding that has helped to avoid service cuts and fare increases associated with pandemic-induced revenue losses.
The proposal uses SEPTA’s final installment of federal COVID relief funding that has helped to avoid service cuts and fare increases associated with pandemic-induced revenue losses.
This year’s recipients were instrumental in enacting the 2022 and 2023 THUD Appropriations Acts, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and COVID-19 emergency relief funding.
The large rail and BRT projects in 11 states were recommended to receive federal support in President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request to Congress.
Via’s TransitTech products are used by more than 600 communities around the globe to expand access to public transportation.
This investment comes as traffic fatalities reached a 16-year high in 2021 and preliminary data indicates will remain near those levels in 2022.
The projects will enable communities to showcase innovative business partnerships, technologies, and practices that promote independent mobility for all.
FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams said that the federal funding for both projects “will help create jobs and support communities as they recover from the COVID-19 public health emergency.”
The $700,000 grant will be used to develop a $1.3 million Travel Rewards Research Pilot Project.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal holds a press conference at the transportation company, calling to pass legislation to provide financial relief for bus and motorcoach companies hit hard by COVID-19.
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