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Transit Partnership (ATP), which will be
responsible for the implementation of
Project Connect. The board and council
also approved complementary resolutions with commitments to the community about how the agencies will deliver
the Project Connect system through the
ATP. The ATP will work jointly with the city
of Austin, CapMetro Board and the Austin
community to design and construct the
initial investment in Project Connect and
transit-supportive infrastructure.
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AC Transit

AN AC Transit Tempo bus at the 20th Avenue stop.

AC Transit begins service on Tempo,
the East Bay's first BRT line
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) started service
Aug. 9 on Tempo, the first bus rapid transit (BRT) line for the East Bay
connecting Uptown Oakland to the San Leandro Transit Center. The
$232-million project features a nearly 10-mile network of dedicated and
painted bus-only lanes, 46 curbside and center median stations and 27 new
60-foot hybrid buses. The new Tempo BRT stations have overhead variable
message signs, real-time audio push buttons to assist vision impaired riders, platform-mounted ticket vending machines and Clipper card readers,
among other safety features. Tempo will be fare free the first 90 days.
MassTransitmag.com/21149531

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors
outlined its 30-year, $177-billion general
vision of mobility for the region. The vision
would reduce reliance on single-occupancy vehicles and boost shared transportation options by utilizing what the board
refers to as the "5 Big Moves." The "5 Big
Moves" serve as a blueprint for the vision
that is designed to deliver solutions to traffic congestion, social equity and state and
federal mandates by 2050. The "moves"
include enabling technology through
"Next OS," first- and last-mile options
referred to as "Flexible Fleets," multimodal
roads known as "Complete Corridors," fast
and flexible transit in a move called "Transit Leap" and connection points known
as "Mobility Hubs." A draft 2021 Regional
Plan will be available for public review and
comment in spring 2021 and the board
will be asked to adopt a plan in late 2021.
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MBTA secures $851 million RRIF
loan for train control project

FTA awards $464 million in
bus and facilities grants
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) released official word Aug. 11 that
a total of 96 projects in 49 states will
be awarded $464 million in funds from
the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
Program. The funding supports projects
to replace, rehabilitate and purchase
buses and related equipment, as well as
projects to purchase, rehabilitate and
construct bus-related facilities. The U.S.
Department of Transportation reports
demand for FTA's Grants for Buses and
Bus Facilities Program far exceeded
available funds, as FTA received 282
applications totaling approximately $1.8
billion in funding requests from 51 states
and territories.
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SANDAG unveils $177-billion
regional transportation plan

JTA

FIVE PROJECTS in Florida, including one
for the Jacksonville Transportation
Authority, were awarded grants.

Austin City Council, CapMetro Board
approve agreement on
Project Connect
▶ The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) and the Austin
City Council approved an interlocal
agreement for creation of the Austin

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has secured an
$851.15-million Railroad Rehabilitation
and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program loan through the U.S. Department
of Transportation's Build America Bureau.
The RRIF loan will be used toward MBTA's
Train Control Implementation and Rehabilitation Project, which will see the completion of the commuter rail network's
positive train control implementation
project, installation of an Automatic Train
Control system and expansion of the authority's buried fiber optic cable network
to cover the entire MBTA commuter rail
signaling system to enhance its resiliency.
Financial close of the RRIF loan for MBTA's
train control project is contingent upon
the project meeting all federal statutory,
regulatory and policy requirements.
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