Federal officials outline billions in aid for ailing transit agencies as they recover from pandemic
A $53 million federal grant announced Monday will add some gas to the Regional Transportation District’s tank as the agency attempts to rev up hiring this year and close staffing gaps that have kept it from restoring more train and bus service.
As cities seek to fully reopen, public transit systems straining to win back riders after being crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic are getting big funding boosts both to stay afloat and to invest in new fleets of electric buses. The Biden administration also plans to make $1.5 billion in grants available soon under last fall’s bipartisan infrastructure law, with a total of $7.5 billion coming over five years, for transit agencies to purchase low- or no-emission buses made by U.S.
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