Categories: Management

Federal grant funding allocation announced as the U.S. senate passes a bill to avoid government shutdown and lay out funding plans for fiscal year 2025.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10237514/congress-passes-37-billion-transportation-appropriations-bill

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November 2024 Election Prospects: Same Uncertain Route As Ever
Amtrak Marks ADA Anniversary with Continued Accessibility Upgrades
Hudson River Tunnel Project Lands $11B in Fed Grants, Financing
USDOT Approves 529 Infrastructure Grants Totaling $2.9B Across Multiple Sectors
California Invests $1 Billion in Transportation Infrastructure

Categories: Management

After a directive was issued to review competitive grant programs, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued guidance addressing questions regarding...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10237453/us-dot-gives-guidance-on-competitive-grants

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FRA Report Finds California High-Speed Rail Project in Default of Federal Grant Terms
FTA Launches $1.5B Grant Initiative to Expand, Modernize Public Transit
Sean Duffy Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Feds Cut Scope, Funding for NJ Dock Bridge
USDOT Approves 529 Infrastructure Grants Totaling $2.9B Across Multiple Sectors

The public transportation industry is now one month into a new Administration. If there is a singular theme to what the nation has experienced — it is that...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10236891/making-the-transition-from-volume-to-value

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Performance Over Personality: Executives that are ‘Plow Horses’
TransDASH Summit Highlights New Era of Transit Performance Metrics
Modernizing the Measurement of Value
Ohio's TARTA, Union Reach Labor Agreement
Customer Satisfaction Scores Rising in Toledo

Categories: Alternative Fuels

Despite the president's rescinded executive order for a federal funding pause, school districts and fleets cannot access payment portals to withdraw awarded...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10235626/electric-school-bus-funds-funding-paused-wri-update-statement

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Latest Round of Clean School Bus Program Rebates Are Open, but the Devil is in the Details for Operators
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Categories: Bus, Management, Rail

Molinaro served as U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2023 to 2025, where he also served on the House Committee on...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10235509/marcus-molinaro-nominated-as-next-fta-administrator

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Sean Duffy Confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation
APTA Testifies Before U.S. House: 77% of Federal Transit Funding Goes to Private Sector
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Chicago's Dorval Carter Announces Retirement

Categories: Management

California continues to invest in clean energy, bike lanes, and pedestrian projects with funding through the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10235313/california-invests-1-billion-in-transportation-infrastructure

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Congress Passes $37 Billion Transportation Appropriations Bill
California Envisions a Zero-Emission Connected Rail Network By 2050
Caltrain Marks A New Era in Rail Transportation
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Categories: Management

Duffy has been confirmed as the 20th U.S. Secretary of Transportation and immediately starts resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10235158/sean-duffy-confirmed-as-u-s-secretary-of-transportation

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Transportation Secretary Asks New York MTA to Improve Bus, Rail Safety
USDOT Assumes Control of New York Penn Station Overhaul
USDOT Advances Funding on $3.2B in Infrastructure Projects
FTA Launches $1.5B Grant Initiative to Expand, Modernize Public Transit
Transportation Secretary Urges Amtrak, WMATA Leaders to Improve Transportation Safety in D.C.

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Want WiFi on your buses? Applications for FCC Form 471 are open now on Universal Service Administrative Co.’s website.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10234558/funding-year-2025-application-filing-window-open-now

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Categories: Bus, Management

The grant for the new RapidRide I Line, which will feature rebranded “green” hybrid electric buses, was funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10234556/seattles-king-county-lands-79-7m-federal-grant-for-brt-line

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King County Metro Cuts Ribbon on New RapidRide Line
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With Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, western South Dakota is one of the most scenic places in America. Its air is also cleaner, thanks to the recent...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10234495/south-dakota-transit-agencies-clear-the-air-with-propane-buses

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