Plugged in to the Times
From MassTransitMag.com:
The Chicago Sun-Times
ILLINOIS – Travelers who want to spend their trips surfing the Internet may choose to hop on the
… Read the rest Funds marked for city transit, PedNet
From the Columbia Daily Tribune:
A portion of the funding allocated to Missouri projects as part of the $1.1 trillion spending bill will land in Columbia.
Sen. Kit Bond… Read the rest
New publication from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
New publication available:
Active Transportation: Making the Link From Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Highlights… Read the rest
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Highlights… Read the rest
Howard Learner: Rural America needs more transportation alternatives
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
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Rural transportation has traditionally meant cars and pickups, highways
For Elderly in Rural Areas, Times Are Distinctly Harder
From the New York Times:
LINGLE, Wyo. — Norma Clark, 80, slipped on the ice out by the horse corral
… Read the rest House-Senate Negotiators Complete Transportation-HUD Appropriations Conference Report
From the APTA Legislative Alert: (click here for full article)
THUD Bill Will Serve As Vehicle For Omnibus Appropriations – $10.7 Billion Provided For Transit … Read the rest
Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (5316)
From the FTA: (http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3550.html)
The Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) program was established to addreess… Read the rest
New Freedom Program (5317)
From the FTA (http://www.fta.dot.gov/funding/grants/grants_financing_3549.html)
The New Freedom formula grant program aims to provide additional tools to overcome… Read the rest
Availability of Two Funding Opportunities
The Federal Transit Administration is pleased to announce the availability of two funding opportunities, as outlined below:
1) FTA Bus and Bus Facilities (Section… Read the rest
Newsletter posted
The latest MPTA Newsletter has been posted. Follow the Newsletters link in the column to the right to view the latest information from MPTA. Links… Read the rest