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Impact & Regulations, Infrastructure

FTA Awards $9M to 10 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation, Safety

October 8, 2020

Via: Metro Magazine

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that 10 projects in nine states will receive a share of approximately $9.1 million in funding through the Safety Research and Demonstration Program and the Bus Operator Compartment Program initiatives to support safety and […]


Travel & Public Transit

FTA Makes $10M to Deploy Innovations that Help Transit Industry During COVID-19 Recovery

October 5, 2020

Via: Metro Magazine

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is making $10 million in grant funding available through a new Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program that will identify ways to make transit operations more efficient and improve mobility nationwide. “During this time […]


Impact & Regulations

A flood of surface transportation amendments

June 16, 2020

Via: Politico

Highway, transit and rail watchers, strap in for a long Wednesday. The House Transportation Committee is marking up its surface transportation bill and will consider hundreds of amendments that have been introduced so far this week. As of our deadline, […]


Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit

FTA issues advisory to reduce spread of COVID-19 among transit employees, passengers

April 14, 2020

Via: Metro Magazine

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Safety Advisory with recommended actions to reduce the risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among transit employees and passengers. Transit agencies should follow the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and […]


Travel & Public Transit

Making public transit safer during COVID-19 outbreak

March 19, 2020

Via: Metro Magazine

Transportation systems are always important for communities and our country, and never more so than during a crisis. That’s why so many at the U.S. Department of Transportation are working overtime to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation affecting […]


Impact & Regulations, Travel & Public Transit

FTA awards grants for BRT projects in Fla., N.Y.

January 28, 2020

Via: Metro Magazine

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $26.9 million grant to Albany, N.Y.’s Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) for the River Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, as well as a $16.6 million grant to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) […]


Travel & Public Transit

‘Bus Only’ traffic signals coming to 6 D.C. intersections

March 28, 2019

Via: Metro Magazine

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority buses will now get the green light ahead of other traffic at six key intersections in the District of Columbia. New “bus only” traffic signals allow buses to proceed through the intersections before the standard […]


Travel & Public Transit

New Financing Tolls Make Electric Bus Buying Easier

March 25, 2019

Via: Metro Magazine

As more and more transit agencies look to electrification of their fleets, the real issue has become finding ways to fund the actual purchase of the vehicles for those who want to go completely electric. The good news is that […]


Travel & Public Transit

Honolulu to use city funds to fill light rail project shortfall

October 31, 2018

Via: Metro Magazine

HONOLULU — With a seven to two vote, the City Council approved a measure that would use city-backed bond money for construction of Honolulu’s beleaguered light rail system, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports. The bill allows the city to spend […]


Travel & Public Transit

Nova’s LFSe first electric bus to pass Altoona Testing

June 27, 2018

Via: Metro Magazine

Nova Bus announced it passed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) new model bus test with a great score of 80%. The tests were conducted in Altoona, Pa., and are required for any company selling buses in the U.S. that are […]


Vehicles

Vicinity buses to be manufactured in Atlanta

March 29, 2017

Via: Metro Magazine

Grande West Transportation Group Inc., a Canadian bus manufacturer of heavy-duty mid-sized transit buses for sale in Canada and the U.S., secured a manufacturing agreement to produce Vicinity buses in Atlanta, which meets FTA Buy America requirements. Alliance Bus Group […]


Impact & Regulations

Sacramento RT lands fed grant to improve rail track worker safety

January 20, 2017

Via: Metro Magazine

Calif.’s Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) will receive a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for $870,000 to add a secondary warning system to increase safety of employees in light rail work zones. With the funds, RT will develop, […]


Travel & Public Transit

OC Streetcar releases RFP for 8 new vehicles

December 20, 2016

Via: Metro Magazine

Calif.’s Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) released a Request for Proposals for the manufacturing and delivery of eight streetcar vehicles that will serve the OC Streetcar project in Santa Ana and Garden Grove. Plans for the $298-million project are in […]