Transportation & Healthy Communities
Here's a link to The Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership, which views transportation as a key component of creating healthy communities. … Read the rest
Missouri Transportation Project First in Nation to Use Stimulus Money
President Obama signed it into law on Tuesday, and now an $8.5 million Missouri bridge project is the first to break ground using money from the American Recovery… Read the rest
Economic Stimulus–Also Known As…..
…American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; what should you know about it, as far as public transportation? Specific information, current and ongoing, is… Read the rest
San Diego MTS Features New NABI BRT’s
It's a whole new image for San Diego's public transit system, with the purchase of a fleet of 60 foot BRT articulating buses from North American Bus Industries… Read the rest
Preliminary Apportionment Estimate
The FTA has posted preliminary estimates of how money will be apportioned in the economic stimulus package. These are not yet final, official numbers. … Read the rest
Springfield CU Driver of the Year
At the end of each calendar year, City Utilities' Transit employees take some time to reflect on excellent job performance in the bus operator group and select a bus… Read the rest
Comparison of House & Senate Stimulus Packages
Here's a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate versions of the economic stimulus package in Congress. The House version contains about $3.5 million more… Read the rest
Transit Consultants Working in Smaller Communities in……
…..Kansas. There, the state's name has been said. No nonsense about "border wars" and sports stuff, this is important. … Read the rest
Advocate for Public Transportation Funding
Federal Level
Both chambers continue to monitor the status of the federal stimulus legislation. The House’s $819.5 billion version, which passed last week,… Read the rest
Public Transportation Riders Save Thousands in Tough Economic Times
According to the latest figures in the American Public Transportation Association's "Transit Savings Report", someone riding public transportation… Read the rest