Secretary LaHood celebrates new Bus Rapid Transit Service in Monterey
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week attended the grand opening of the first completed high-tech bus shelter on the new Monterey-Salinas Transit JAZZ BRT line.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week attended the grand opening of the first completed high-tech bus shelter on the new Monterey-Salinas Transit JAZZ BRT line.
Ray LaHood called on 26 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to prepare to meet new federal regulations in the near future.
MAP-21 requires that FTA establish an oversight program to ensure that rail transit systems are meeting safety requirements, and also includes new provisions for bus-only operators.
Ray LaHood awarded $37.5 million Friday to the King County Department of Transportation to build two new bus rapid transit lines as part of greater-Seattle’s new six corridor RapidRide bus rapid transit (BRT) system.
Some $9 million is headed for the Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS), thanks to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Federal Transit Administration has approved $15.1 million to improve public transportation for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments across the U.S.