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Title: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: mrpete on May 04, 2010, 01:57:59 PM
http://www.fta.dot.gov/news/news_events_11612.html

$775 Million for buses and bus facilities. Applications due in June.
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: Tritransit Area on May 04, 2010, 04:24:35 PM
Hmm...that's not a lot of money at all...  Plus it will accelerate the retirement of Flxible Metros and other good aged buses! :(

I think upgrading facilities would be most important, though!  I wonder what kind of match would be required...
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: Scrabbleship on May 04, 2010, 04:34:37 PM
Quote from: Tritransit Area on May 04, 2010, 04:24:35 PM
Hmm...that's not a lot of money at all...  Plus it will accelerate the retirement of Flxible Metros and other good aged buses! :(

I think upgrading facilities would be most important, though!  I wonder what kind of match would be required...

I hope Ride On gets some to get some baby Gilligs to replace the Helldorados/make fleet replacements in case the Chumpions never come back.
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: 79MetroExtraMD on May 04, 2010, 05:06:03 PM
Is this in conjunction to TIGGER and ARRA?
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: Annex4421 on May 04, 2010, 05:21:25 PM
THE BUS should get some also to replace those horrible SLFs UGH

If WMATA gets some (Hopefully) CNGs, Diesels and a rehabbed Annex and more artics
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: mrpete on May 04, 2010, 05:23:08 PM
The press release does not indicate any match requirement. IIRC, ARRA $$$ did not have a match requirement. It's first come, first serve.
Title: Re: New FTA $$$ Available
Post by: C40LF_2464 on May 04, 2010, 08:13:13 PM
Quote from: Southern Avenue Annex on May 04, 2010, 05:21:25 PM
THE BUS should get some also to replace those horrible SLFs UGH

If WMATA gets some (Hopefully) CNGs, Diesels and a rehabbed Annex and more artics
Yeah it would be nice to buy new buses for the upcoming X9.