Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail, Technology

The forum comes as Trump's proposed budget would cut the US DOT's budget by $2.4 billion and severely impact the Capital Investment Grants and TIGER programs.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10034175/aptas-capitol-hill-forum-addresses-benefits-of-public-transportation-investment

Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Technology

Budget cuts are achieved by zeroing out federal support for Amtrak’s long-distance train services, limiting federal funding for the FTA’s...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10034327/calif-transit-leaders-denounce-trumps-crippling-cuts-to-transportation

Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Technology

Other universities will join NYU to study challenging transportation problems and field-test novel solutions in close collaboration with transportation...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10034616/new-research-center-to-test-boundaries-of-smart-transportation-in-nyc

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The communities will receive in-depth, long-term technical assistance as they plan strategies for successful TOD, which has been shown to provide a boost to...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10034707/5-cities-selected-to-receive-technical-assistance-for-tod-projects

Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Technology

The program will focus on increasing access to opportunities; improving multi-modal planning and shared use of infrastructure; advancing innovation and...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10034740/portland-st-u-transportation-center-earns-15m-research-grant

Categories: Bus, Management, Technology, Zero Emissions

The electric buses will replace five diesel buses, which have been in service since 1999 and have logged more than 500,000 miles each. The diesel buses...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10035307/ltd-receives-fed-grant-to-purchase-5-electric-buses

Categories: Bus, Management, Technology, Zero Emissions

Was cleared to switch an $8.1 million federal grant for 26 hybrid, articulated buses to 27 standard-sized electric buses under a plan approved earlier this...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10036023/chicago-transit-could-add-up-to-27-more-electric-buses

Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Technology

Authorizes $305 billion in funding for federal surface transportation programs for fiscal year (FY) 2016 through FY 2020 with funding for 2016 at $58.2...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10036091/fast-act-legislation-to-spur-transportation-infrastructure-improvements

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The agencies thought they had won a federal court victory late last year, when a judge ruled that the state law did not violate a federal prohibition...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10036546/calif-transit-agencies-say-fed-grants-blocked-over-pension-reform-law

Categories: Bus, Management, Motorcoach, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Technology

Obama, who has long pushed for a multi-year highway bill, said he had no choice but to sign the short-term measure to prevent an interruption of money for...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10036624/obama-scolds-congress-at-highway-bill-signing