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| 2/17/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off Construction of Cincinnati’s New Streetcar Line, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of an ‘America Built to Last’ | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $2.2 Billion to Strengthen Backbone of America’s Transportation Network | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $70 Million To Expand Transit Choices in Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $250 Million Toward Honolulu’s High-Capacity Transit Corridor | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $346.7 Million For Five California Transit Infrastructure Projects | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $119.4 Million For Oregon Transit Infrastructure Projects | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $20 Million Toward Construction of Light Rail in Phoenix Region | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $38.2 Million Toward Construction of Two Bus Rapid Transit Lines in Jacksonville, Florida | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $14.7 Million Toward Construction of Bus Rapid Transit in Grand Rapids, MI | |
| 2/14/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Recommends $15.2 Million Toward Construction of Bus Rapid Transit in El Paso, Texas | |
| 2/7/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Second Round of Funding to Improve Veterans’ Access to Transportation | |
| 2/6/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Tours Construction of Denver’s West Rail Line, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of an “America Built to Last” | |
| 2/6/2012 | Federal Transit Administrator Rogoff Announces $468,736 to Clay County Council on Aging for Buses, Equipment | |
| 2/6/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces More Than $826 Million to Modernize and Repair the Nation’s Transit Buses and Facilities, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of an America Built to Last | |
| 2/1/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off Construction of Downtown Atlanta’s New Streetcar Line, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of an America Built to Last | |
| 1/31/2012 | Federal Transit Administrator Tours Proposed Transit Lines in North Carolina’s Research Triangle, Highlights President Obama’s Call for Greater Investment as Part of “An America Built to Last” | |
| 1/30/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Touts President Obama’s State of the Union Commitment to Rebuild America During Dilworth Plaza Groundbreaking | |
| 1/25/2012 | US Transportation Secretary LaHood Proposes Streamlining Major Transit Awards, Addressing Local Needs and Cutting Red Tape | |
| 1/17/2012 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $40.8 Million to Improve Access to America’s National Parks, Forests, Wildlife Refuges | |
| 1/12/2012 | The Federal Transit Administration Showcases Economic Development at the Site of the SW Moody Avenue Streetcar Project | |
| 12/19/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff Joins Maryland Officials to Unveil Clean New Hybrid Buses | |
| 12/15/2011 | Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for 46 Innovative Transportation Projects Through Third Round of Popular TIGER Program | |
| 12/12/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $116 Million to Help Utah Complete 70 Miles of New Light Rail Service in Salt Lake Region | |
| 12/7/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Gives Green Light for I-5 Columbia River Crossing | |
| 12/2/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Approves $280 Million Infrastructure Loan to Build Denver’s Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Line | |
| 12/1/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $15 Million to Improve Transit Options for American Indians, Alaska Natives on Tribal Lands | |
| 11/28/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Signs $900 Million Funding Agreements Advancing Light Rail in Houston | |
| 11/21/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $275.3 Million for Connecticut’s First Bus Rapid Transit System |
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| 11/18/2011 | FTA Deputy Administrator McMillan Joins MARTA for Grand Opening of Innovative Solar-Powered Bus Facility | |
| 11/17/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Over $100 Million to Promote Innovative and Clean-Fuel Transit Projects | |
| 11/14/2011 | FTA Deputy Administrator McMillan Joins SunLine Transit in Southern California to Tout Jobs and Innovation in Sustainable Transportation | |
| 11/9/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Nearly $35 Million to Improve Transportation Choices and Job Access for Military Families | |
| 11/3/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Calls for Passage of Jobs Bill to Strengthen Transportation and Put People Back to Work | |
| 10/28/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff on Hand for Grand Opening of Recovery Act-Funded Croydon Rail Station |
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| 10/28/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $34.7 Million for Improvements to Transit in Los Angeles | |
| 10/24/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $75 Million Grant Agreement to Modernize 50-Mile Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line |
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| 10/19/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $9 Million for New Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in Gainesville, Fla. | |
| 10/18/2011 | U. S. Department of Transportation Announces $14.4 Million to Improve Transit Facilities, Access to Jobs in Eastern Pennsylvania | |
| 10/17/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $928.5 M To Put Americans Back to Work Repairing, Rebuilding, Modernizing the Nation’s Transit Infrastructure | |
| 10/17/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $46.7 Million To Put Americans Back to Work Rebuilding, Modernizing Transit Facilities in Michigan | |
| 9/29/2011 | Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $75 Million to Bring Improved Bus Rapid Transit Service to Downtown San Bernardino, California | |
| 9/19/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Awards $25 Million for Charlotte Streetcar to Improve Access to Jobs, Boost Economic Growth |
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| 9/19/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Calls for Passage of American Jobs Act to Grow Minnesota’s Economy, Meet Transportation Needs | |
| 8/31/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Signs $1 Billion Federal Funding Agreement for Denver’s Eagle P3 Commuter Rail Line, Project Expected to Create an Estimated 4,700 Construction-Related Jobs | |
| 8/18/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $25 Million for First Bus Rapid Transit Service in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Corridor | |
| 8/18/2011 | FTA Deputy Administrator McMillan Joins Virginia Officials in Norfolk to Open State’s First Light Rail Transit System | |
| 8/8/2011 | Federal Transit Administration Announces Panel to Help Advance Transit in Southeastern Michigan | |
| 8/5/2011 | Pilot Program Aims to Help Improve Condition of America’s Transit Systems, Safety of Operations | |
| 7/28/2011 | LaHood Commits $30 Million to Improve Access to Jobs and Community Services for Military Families | |
| 7/25/2011 | LaHood Announces $15 Million Available for Transportation Improvements on Rural Tribal Lands | |
| 7/18/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Signs $178.6 Million Federal Partnership to Build First-Ever Commuter Rail Line in Central Florida | |
| 7/13/2011 | Secretary LaHood Announces $47.6 Million Now Available for Atlanta Streetcar | |
| 7/11/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff Tours Greater-Philadelphia Region Transit System | |
| 7/5/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $3.4 Million To Renew Aging Paratransit Fleet in Toledo | |
| 6/29/2011 | Secretary LaHood Announces $101.4 Million to Promote Innovative Clean-Fuel Technologies in Transit | |
| 6/27/2011 | $1.58 Billion for 27 Major Transit Projects Across America | |
| 6/21/2011 | Secretary Ray LaHood Announces $10.5 Million Available for Cleveland’s University Circle Rapid Transit Station; Project Competitively Funded Under TIGER II | |
| 6/16/2011 | Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces up to $175 Million in ‘Livability’ Grants to Increase and Improve Transportation Options for Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities | |
| 6/15/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Encourages Nation To Try Transit for a Day on National ‘Dump the Pump’ Day |
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| 6/9/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Funding for Creating New Jobs and Training the Next Generation of Transit Workforce | |
| 6/9/2011 | Hampton Roads Transit Opens New ‘Green’ Bus Maintenance Facility Built with $14 Million in Recovery Act Funds | |
| 6/7/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Breaks Ground On New Orleans Streetcar Project | |
| 6/6/2011 | U.S. Department of Transportation Encourages American Production of Steel Rails for Streetcars | |
| 5/20/2011 | Secretary LaHood Announces Availability of $7.6 Billion for Transit; Money Will Pay for Operations, Maintenance, and Construction, While Giving Commuters More Options | |
| 5/17/2011 | Federal Transit Administration Awards $6.7 Million To Build Montaño Intermodal Center in Albuquerque, NM | |
| 4/28/2011 | Federal Transit Administrator Rogoff Opens Second Meeting of Rail Transit Oversight Group | |
| 4/28/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff Announces $3.98 Million to Restore Historic Wayne Junction Intermodal Facility | |
| 4/26/2011 | Federal Transit Administration Signs $474 Million Funding Agreement to Help Build Central Corridor Light Rail Line |
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| 4/21/2011 | U.S. Transit Official Marks Earth Day by Awarding $39 Million For Green Transit Center in Worcester, MA | |
| 4/18/2011 | Deputy Transit Administrator Therese McMillan Joins Local Officials For Dedication of Forden Station in Wilmington, NC | |
| 4/11/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff Announces $6.3 Million for New Britain-Hartford Busway Project | |
| 4/4/2011 | Kent, Ohio Officials Break Ground on Central Gateway Multimodal Transit Facility to Serve as Centerpiece for Economic Redevelopment | |
| 3/4/2011 | FTA Deputy Administrator Therese McMillan Receives Distinguished Alumni Award From UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design | |
| 2/25/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff, Congressman Reyes, Tour Proposed Route of El Paso’s Mesa Corridor Bus Rapid Transit | |
| 2/24/2011 | FTA Administrator Joins Senator Reid, Nevada Officials To Break Ground on Sahara Express Bus Rapid Transit |
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| 2/15/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Details of President’s Plan to Invest Record $3.2 Billion in Nation’s Transit Infrastructure | |
| 2/11/2011 | ‘Build Week’ Tour Comes to Fort Pierce; Intermodal Facility Advances President’s Goal to ‘Win the Future’ By Investing in America | |
| 2/9/2011 | FTA Administrator Rogoff Continues ‘Build Week’ In Cleveland; Spotlights Projects That Advance President’s Goal to ‘Win the Future’ by Investing in America | |
| 2/8/2011 | Build Week’ Tour Highlights Transportation Projects That Reflect President’s Goal to ‘Win the Future’ By Investing in America | |
| 1/31/2011 | FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff Joins Federal, Local Officials for Grand Opening of Recovery Act-Funded TECO Streetcar Extension | |
| 1/20/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $23 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for Downtown Dallas Streetcar Project | |
| 1/20/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $25 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for Detroit Light Rail Project | |
| 1/20/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $23.2 Million Grant Agreement for Reconstruction of SW Moody Avenue in Portland | |
| 1/20/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $45 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for New Orleans Streetcar Project | |
| 1/20/2011 | U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $63 Million Recovery Act Grant Agreement for Tucson, Ariz. Modern Streetcar Project |
