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News Releases 2005

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Archive of previous years News Releases

October

DATE	SUBJECT
10-24-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $316,710 for Transit Service in Rural Mississippi
10-14-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.4 Million Contract for Transit in Hurricane-Ravaged Mississippi Counties
10-04-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $47 Million to Restore and Expand Transit Services in New Orleans and Baton Rouge

September

DATE	SUBJECT
09-06-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Launches Construction for New Transit Hub as Rebuilding Begins in Earnest at Ground Zero

August

DATE	SUBJECT
08-02-05	Federal Transit Administration Announces Departure of Jennifer Dorn

July

DATE	SUBJECT
07-12-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $899 Million for Lower Manhattan Recovery Projects

May

DATE	SUBJECT
05-24-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Recommends Simplifying Community Transportation Programs

March

DATE	SUBJECT
03-04-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $4.8 Million for Transit in Charlotte
03-04-05	Chatham, Georgia to Improve Bus Service with $2.7 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation
03-03-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Grant for Two VRE Parking Structures Will Improve Commute from Northern Virginia
03-03-05	$3 Million Grant From the U.S. Department of Transportation Keeps Milwaukee Metropolitan Area Buses Rolling
03-03-05	Nevada Receives More Than $2.8 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation for Two New Transit Centers
03-03-05	New Rail and Bus Transfer Facility in Fairbanks Funded By More Than $1.9 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation
03-03-05	Third Phase of Boston's Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit Project Gets Nearly $2 Million Federal Grant for Engineering Work
03-01-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $3.1 Million for Bus and Transportation Enhancements in Kentucky
03-01-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $2 Million in Bus Rapid Transit and "Dial-A-Ride" Service for the Kansas City Metropolitan Area

February

DATE	SUBJECT
02-25-05	City of Richmond Receives $1.5 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation for Upgrades to Historic Main Street Station
02-10-05	New U.S. DOT Grant to Fund More Stops and More Trains for Denver Rail System
02-08-05	President’s Budget Recommends Key Transit Projects for Federal Funding
02-01-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $6.9 Million for New Depot & Improved Bus Service in Arizona

January

DATE	SUBJECT
01-31-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.2 Million for First Hybrid Electric Buses in Tampa-St. Petersburg
01-31-05	$2 Million Grant From U.S. Department of Transportation Will Move Houston Light Rail Project Forward
01-24-05	U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $587.2 Million for Light Rail Connecting the Cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa
01-11-05	U.S. Department of Transportation Invests $9.5 Million To Add New Lower Manhattan Ferry Connections