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May 17, 2022
FTA News: Price Adjustments Allowed for Existing Federally-Funded Contracts Where Permissible
To meet the unique opportunities and challenges of this moment, all of us in the public transportation community are working closely together for our shared success.
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May 10, 2022
It’s a WIN! SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR! SB 1320—passed full House!
Increases, from 200,000 to 400,000 persons, the maximum population of a county in which an intergovernmental public transportation authority (authority) may be organized in.
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April 29, 2022
Valley Metro’s Tempe Streetcar service begins May 20
It will serve the Tempe ASU campus, downtown Tempe, Gammage Auditorium, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe Beach Park and connect to many small businesses and neighborhoods.
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April 29, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Proposed Temporary Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Construction Materials for Public Comment
As the U.S. Department of Transportation continues its implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, it will maximize the use of products and materials that are made in America for all…
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April 18, 2022
Federal Mask Requirement Lifted for Public Transportation
As a result of a court order, effective immediately and as of April 18, 2022, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) January 29, 2021 Order requiring masks on public transportation…
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April 1, 2022
The Sedona Shuttle has Arrived!
On March 24, 2022, the city of Sedona launched the first phase of the Transit Implementation Plan. The new transit system, the Sedona Shuttle, began operation with routes to four of the area’s…
