From this grant, San José State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) will receive $4.6 million to help create a multi-university consortium.
The existing Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning supports site-specific planning projects that improve economic development and ridership.
The agency is asking owners and operators along the national rail network, and manufacturers of rail equipment, to join FRA’s commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the rail industry and rail transportation by 2050.
The proposed 10-Year Priorities is the next step to implement the goals set out in Transport 2050.
MTI explored the climate action potentials of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act compared to President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan.
The introduction of the electric buses and vehicles is part of a larger Climate Action Plan that is currently being developed.
The benefits would be a result of increased investments in infrastructure to promote walking and bicycling across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region.
Groups push for “strong safeguards and guarantees for overburdened and underserved communities” in 12 states and Washington, DC.
The pilot program comes in the wake of OCTA’s debut earlier this year of 10 new hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses.
Frequently replace lower-carbon options — such as public transit, walking, or biking — that consumers might have used otherwise.
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