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CTA gets federal funds for electrified vehicle stalls

March 9, 2010

The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for electrified vehicle stalls that will reduce emissions from parked buses.

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Feds announce TIGER grants

February 18, 2010

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the projects selected for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants. Projects incorporating transit technology include:

Priority Bus Transit in the National Capital Region (DC/VA/MD) — $58.8 million to support transit signal priority, real-time information, and other busway enhancements in the I-95/I-395 corridor
Sahara Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (NV) — [...]

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Akron bus barn goes solar

January 19, 2010

Akron’s Metro Regional Transit Authority (OH) is installing a solar array on the roof of its main bus barn.

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MassDOT launches interactive map to track ARRA funds

December 22, 2009

MassDOT launched an interactive web-based map that tracks information about transportation projects funded with federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

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Recovery website adds page to fix errors

December 16, 2009

The federal website Recovery.gov has added a page that addresses inaccuracies and allows users to download previously omitted reports.

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BART awards contract for airport connector

December 14, 2009

San Francisco (CA) Bay Area Rapid Transit awarded a contract to design and build a 3.2 mile automated people mover between BART’s Coliseum Station and the Oakland Airport.

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Metro leaves IT funds unspent

December 3, 2009

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has spent only 8% of its economic stimulus funds budgeted for information technology.

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Making government data sexy

November 25, 2009

CNN writes about the growing interest in data visualization — the art of turning boring data into “compelling graphical presentations explaining our world.”

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Transparency leads to better reporting technology

November 24, 2009

The reporting requirements for the federal stimulus program have yielded an unexpected benefit — better reporting technology at the state and local levels.

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Metro Mobility hybrids hit the road

November 24, 2009

Metro Mobility, which serves people with disabilities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (MN), put 15 new hybrid vehicles into service.

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