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Save the Date! 2022 SWTA/TTA Joint Annual Conference, Expo & Roadeo
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SWTA and the Texas Transit Association will host a joint Conference, Expo & Roadeo in Austin, TX – Feb. 22 - 26, 2021!
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Transit News from Across the SWTA Nation
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Denton Rail Trail partially closed for sidewalk, drainage improvements (DentonRC.com)
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Norman transit: City looking into on-demand solutions (The Norman Transcript)
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SporTran offers public transportation for residents in rural areas with new OnDemand service (ArkLaTexhomepage.com)
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OK: Transportation trends toward public transit as region contemplates rail offerings (MassTransitMag.com)
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Houston METRO Plans to Add Electric Buses, Vans to Fleet of (Metro-Mag.com)
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Mountain View Transit Association resumes MVgo shuttle service for tech campus employees (MassTransitMag.com)
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El Paso Streetcar is back (MassTransitMag.com)
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Steamboat Springs Transit seeks short- and long-term housing solutions (Steamboat Pilot & Today)
- Tulsa Transit To Look At Service Model Letting Passengers Book Door-To-Door Trips In 1 Place
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SWTA Nation Job Postings
- Procurement Analyst - DCTA
- Program Manager, Real Estate - ATP
- Senior Scheduler - ATP
- Deputy Director, Capital Projects - VALLEY METRO
- Configuration & Change Management Specialist - CAP METRO
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SWTA NATION RFPs & RFQs
- Centro Plaza Tree Pit Renovation -VIA
- Human Resource Division Equity and Inclusion Training - VIA
- On-Board Vehicle Surveillance System - CITY OF NORMAN
- Operation and Management Services - JOHNSON COUNTY TRANSIT
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Federal News, Legislation & Policy Updates
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At the end of July, the Biden Administration and the group of bipartisan senators announced agreement on the details of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, which had received assent from Republican leadership in the Senate. The bill was introduced this past Sunday evening and amendments are currently being offered and voted on by the full Senate this week. Once that process runs its course in the next few days, the Senate will vote on the measure, which is expected to pass. The bill includes the Senate's version of a 5-year surface transportation reauthorization language and funding levels.
SWTA supports the bipartisan agreement, especially language allowing for sale of vehicles past useful life with sale proceeds returned to the local agency equal to the amount of the local share at the vehicle's purchase. APTA has voiced its support for the bill overall, while noting additional investment would benefit the industry. CTAA provided analysis of the legistaiton and its impacts for small urban, rural, tribal & specialized transit providers.
Amid all this, other activity continues at the federal level. The federal Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill for Transportation and Housing & Urban Development
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(THUD) was passed by the House of Representatives on July 29th, delivering "$15.5 billion for public transit – a $2.5 billion or 20 percent increase from current levels," according to APTA.
Meanwhile, FTA announced the award of a cooperative agreement totaling $5 million to the International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) to support the first Transit Workforce Center (TWC). Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, ITLC will serve as FTA’s first-ever national technical assistance center to help transit agencies recruit, hire, train, and retain a diverse workforce needed now and in the future.
Also, FTA is holding listening sessions open to all in the transit industry on helping transit agencies across America renew ridership following COVID. Upcoming sessions are 2-3:30 p.m. (Eastern) on Friday, August 6 and Friday, August 13th, with a wrap-up Summit in the early fall. Full details on these Transit Is Open sessions are available here.
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