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News Releases 2006


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December


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 12-19-06  Streetcar Service Returns to St. Charles Line, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peter Announces



November


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 11-30-06  U.S. Department of Transportation Waives Local Matching Requirements and Approves $15.7 Million for Public Transportation in Louisiana



October


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 10-12-06  Top U.S. Transit Official Announces $49 Million in Federal Grants for Research to Make Commercially Viable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses a Reality



August


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 08-28-06  Nearly $20 Million in New Federal Funding Will Help Move Visitors Through Dozens of National Parks
 08-16-06  James S. Simpson Sworn In As Federal Transit Administrator



July


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 07-03-06  Top U.S. Transit Official Signs $700 Million Agreement to Fund Construction of Dallas Northwest/Southeast "Green Line" Light Rail Extension



June


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 06-16-06  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $489 Million Full Funding Grant Agreement for "Frontrunner" Weber County-to-Salt Lake City Commuter Rail Project
 06-02-06  New Federal Transit Administration Waiver Protects New Orleans Regional Transit Authority's Federal Funding Level



May


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 05-17-06  Nation's Top Transit Official Helps LYNX Transit Unveil 'Moving' Memorial: 'A Ride to Remember" Bus Designed to Honor Florida's Fallen Heroes



April


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 04-24-06  Construction Begins On Federally Funded Bus Terminal That Will Be Part Of Bridgeport’s Major Transportation Hub



February


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 02-23-06  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Extension of Contract to Pay for Transit Services in New Orleans and Baton Rouge
 02-07-06  President's Budget Recommends $1.5 Billion for Major Transit Projects



January


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 01-18-06  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Tunnel Boring Machine Start for Digging of Sound Transit's Beacon Hill Twin Tunnels


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