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DOT Secretary Chao to Address APTA Annual Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao will speak about the administration’s priorities and the future of public transportation at APTA’s Annual Meeting & EXPO on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11:30 a.m. at the Georgia World Congress Center. One of the issues the secretary will address is the administration’s principles for developing an infrastructure initiative by the end of this year. | Thousands of public transportation professionals will participate in the meeting and EXPO, hosted by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Register now.
Chao also will tour the EXPO floor, where more than 800 exhibitors will be gathered on the more than 290,000-square-foot space. The EXPO, held every three years in conjunction with APTA's Annual Meeting, is the largest showcase for public transportation technology, products and services in North America.
APTA Letter Comments on Transportation Appropriations
APTA sent a letter Sept. 6 to members of the U.S. House of Representatives expressing its views on potential amendments to the FY 2018 appropriations bill for transportation programs, which the House is considering this week. APTA expressed support for the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program and opposition to possible cuts in funding to public transportation and rail programs. Read the letter here.
APTA Leaders Meet with White House Infrastructure Official
APTA Chair Doran Barnes, right, and APTA Acting President & CEO Richard White, left, along with Legislative Committee Vice Chair Diana Mendes and Vice President for Policy Art Guzzetti, not shown, met Sept. 1 with D.J. Gribbin, special assistant to the president for infrastructure policy. The discussion covered various issues of importance to the White House, including an infrastructure initiative, permitting, regulatory reform, public-private partnerships and maximizing transit earnings from real estate and value capture. APTA emphasized the importance of federal investment in public transit and followed up with a letter in support of regulatory reform.
$500 Million Available in FY 2017 TIGER Grants
On Sept. 7, DOT published a notice in the Federal Register inviting public transit agencies to apply by Oct. 16 for $500 million in FY 2017 TIGER Discretionary Grants—with a maximum grant award of $25 million and no more than $50 million for a single state.
The notice text is available here.
The FY 2017 TIGER program will give special consideration to projects that emphasize improved access to reliable, safe and affordable transportation for communities in rural areas, such as projects that improve infrastructure conditions, address public health and safety, promote regional connectivity or facilitate economic growth or competitiveness.
Funds for the program will be awarded on a competitive basis for projects that have a significant impact on the nation, a metropolitan area or a region. The selection criteria remain fundamentally the same as previous rounds of TIGER Discretionary Grants, but the description of each criterion has been updated.
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. Further information is available here.
DOT Webinars on TIGER Topics
Also, U.S. DOT has scheduled three two-hour webinars covering various aspects of the TIGER application process: How to Compete for TIGER Grants, Wednesday, Sept. 13, and Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Preparing a Benefit Cost Analysis for a TIGER Application, Monday, Sept. 18.
All three webinars begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time. For more information and to register, click here.
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Sept. 19 Webinar on TCRP Park-and-Ride Planning
The Transportation Research Board is hosting a free two-hour webinar Sept. 19, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern time, focusing on Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 192, Decision-Making Toolbox to Plan and Manage Park-and-Ride Facilities for Public Transportation: Guidebook on Planning and Managing Park-and-Ride. Presenters will discuss the research that provides public transit agencies with a resource to better plan and manage their park-and-ride facilities by incorporating improved strategies and best practices. Register here.
Also, the National Transit Institute is hosting a 90-minute webinar on the findings of TCRP Synthesis 123: Onboard Camera Applications for Buses Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Register here.
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