U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood On-Hand for Opening of New Orleans Streetcar Line
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $25 Million for Woodward Ave. Streetcar Project in Detroit
DOT 06-13
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $25 Million for Woodward Ave. Streetcar Project in Detroit Additional $6.5 million awarded to plan new regional bus rapid transit network
DETROIT, Mich. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray...
U.S. Department of Transportation Finalizes Significant Changes to Major Capital Transit Investment Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) unveiled a streamlined approach for administering its primary capital public transportation program for expanding transit systems. The New Starts/Small Starts program, one of the largest competitive grant programs in the U.S....
U.S. Department of Transportation Signs $1.55 Billion Federal Funding Agreement to Build First Rail Transit System in Hawaii
U.S. Department of Transportation Signs $1.55 Billion Federal Funding Agreement to Build First Rail Transit System in Hawaii
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today participated in a ceremony to sign an agreement to provide $1.55 billion to the City and County of...
U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $120 Million Loan to Strengthen Public Transit in Dallas
U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $120 Million Loan to Strengthen Public Transit in Dallas Investment Reflects Ongoing Commitment to Major Transit Enhancements in Dallas Region
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today approved a nearly $120...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Attends Hugh L. Carey Tunnel Reopening, Highlights Recovery Efforts
NEW YORK – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today attended the reopening of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, formerly known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, for cars traveling between Brooklyn and Manhattan. LaHood highlighted the Obama Administration’s continued efforts to support the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Celebrates New Bus Rapid Transit Service in Monterey
MONTEREY, Calif. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today attended the grand opening of the first completed high-tech bus shelter on the new Monterey-Salinas Transit JAZZ Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. The new BRT service, funded in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $75 Million to Extend Light Rail in Arizona
MESA, Arizona – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood today visited Mesa to take part in a grant signing ceremony providing the city with $75 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a 3.1-mile light rail extension connecting the city with Phoenix and Tempe. Secretary...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $942.2 Million to Extend San Francisco’s Third Street Light Rail System
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an agreement to provide $942.2 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to extend San Francisco’s Third Street light rail system through the city’s busy Chinatown neighborhood, bringing light rail back to the...
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Tours State-of-Good-Repair and Recovery Act Investments in South Dakota
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood toured a significantly modernized and expanded River Cities Transit Facility in South Dakota today, which received approximately $5 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the project and related transit improvements. Secretary LaHood...