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  • Mass Transit Grants Awarded to States and Planning Agencies
    Mass Transit Grants Awarded to States and Planning Agencies
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1986-03-31 | PDF
    The Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) today announced its intent to approve transit assistance grants to 13 states totaling $11,848,856. These grants will fund public transportation projects in non-urbanized areas and will also make funds available for transportation assistance for elderly and handicappe ...
  • DOT Proposes to Restrict Federally Funded Bus Charters
    DOT Proposes to Restrict Federally Funded Bus Charters
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1986-03-06 | PDF
    The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today issued a proposed rule to restrict federally funded transit agencies from competing with private charter bus operators.
  • UMTA Awards 15 University Research Grants
    UMTA Awards 15 University Research Grants
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-11-27 | PDF
    The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) announced today that a total of $966,453 in federal research grants has been awarded to 15 universities to study transit issues.
  • Private Sector Participation Benefits Discretionary Grant Applications
    Private Sector Participation Benefits Discretionary Grant Applications
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-11-26 | PDF
    Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley today announced that priority consideration will be given to discretionary grant applications from public transit operators who demonstrate their commitment to competitive bidding and private sector involvement. The announcement was made in a letter sent to all Urban Mass Transportation Admin ...
  • Barbara Mandrell Makes Dramatic Appeal for Safety Belt Use
    Barbara Mandrell Makes Dramatic Appeal for Safety Belt Use
    United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
    1985-10-25 | Dole, Elizabeth Hanford | PDF
    Superstar entertainer Barbara Mandrell, who credits safety belts with saving her life in a head-on car crash last year, is taking her safety message to the American people in a dramatic public service announcement that will be filmed for television on Oct. 29 in Nashville, Tenn. Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Hanford Dole said, "I can't imag ...
  • UMTA Proposes Funding 19 Transit Projects
    UMTA Proposes Funding 19 Transit Projects
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-06-03 | PDF
    Mass transit projects in 14 cities will benefit from the reprogramming of $223.6 million in Federal funds, Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley announced today. If Congress approves the reprogramming plan, nineteen rail and bus projects can be undertaken this year.
  • UMTA Selects Ten Proposals for Research Grants
    UMTA Selects Ten Proposals for Research Grants
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-04-04 | PDF
    Ten research proposals from various local transportation agencies have been chosen for future funding by the Department of Transportation in two programs stressing new technology and innovative techniques in mass transportation.
  • LaSala Appointed UMTA Chief Counsel
    LaSala Appointed UMTA Chief Counsel
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-02-28 | PDF
    Administrator Ralph L. Stanley has announced the appointment of Joseph A. Lasala, Jr. of Media, Pa., as Chief Counsel of the Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA).
  • Stanley Announces New Office of Private Sector Initiatives for Mass Transit
    Stanley Announces New Office of Private Sector Initiatives for Mass Transit
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1985-02-13 | PDF
    Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley announced the formation of the Office of Private Sector Initiatives in the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The new office is intended to provide focus and leadership in UMTA's efforts to expand the role and responsibility of the private sector in providing cost-effective public tran ...
  • Symposium Scheduled on Minority Issues in Public Transit
    Symposium Scheduled on Minority Issues in Public Transit
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-11-08 | PDF
    A symposium entitled "Minority Issues in Public Transit: Future Directions and Decisions", will be held in Washington, D.C. November 14-16, 1984, the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) announced today.
  • 24 Billion in UMTA Formula Funds Announced
    $2.4 Billion in UMTA Formula Funds Announced
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-10-29 | PDF
    The apportionment of more than $2.4 billion in federal mass transit funds to the Nation's cities and states for fiscal year 1985 was announced today by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA).
  • Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Conference Scheduled
    Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Conference Scheduled
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-10-15 | PDF
    The first National Conference on Transportation for the Elderly and Handicapped, sponsored by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) and the Administration on Aging (AoA), will be held October 24-27, 1984, in Orlando, Florida. UMTA Administrator Ralph L. Stanley will be the keynote speaker.
  • Minority Job Bank in Transit Announced
    Minority Job Bank in Transit Announced
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-09-07 | PDF
    A contract to develop a national job bank for placing minority workers in transit industry employment was announced today by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA).
  • Regional Conferences Set on Disadvantaged and Women Business Enterprise Regulations
    Regional Conferences Set on Disadvantaged and Women Business Enterprise Regulations
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-07-12 | PDF
    The Department of Transportation's Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) today announced a series of five conferences which will help interested parties to become better informed about Federal laws and regulations assuring contracting opportunities for women and disadvantaged business enterprises.
  • UMTA Funds OIC Training for Minority Transit Workers
    UMTA Funds OIC Training for Minority Transit Workers
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-07-12 | PDF
    A training program designed to assist under-utilized and unemployed minority transit workers in Detroit and New Orleans was announced today by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • Butler Appointed UMTA Budget and Policy Associate Administrator
    Butler Appointed UMTA Budget and Policy Associate Administrator
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-06-15 | PDF
    Kenneth W. Butler has been appointed Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy by Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley. In this position, Butler advises the Administrator on mass transit policy issues and helps develop the overall agency annual budget of over $4 billion.
  • Stanley Announces Policy for New Fixed Guideway Systems
    Stanley Announces Policy for New Fixed Guideway Systems
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-05-18 | PDF
    Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley today announced the agency's policy for major capital investments in new fixed guideway systems and extensions of existing systems. The "new start" policy defines the process and factors used in evaluating new fixed guideway rail or exclusive busway projects for which Federal funding is reque ...
  • UMTA Seeks MethanolSafety Research Proposals
    UMTA Seeks Methanol/Safety Research Proposals
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-05-16 | PDF
    Proposals to introduce methanol fuel systems in transit buses and new approaches to safety and security in transit systems are being sought by the Department of Transportation.
  • UMTA Selects 23 Proposals for Research Grants
    UMTA Selects 23 Proposals for Research Grants
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-05-11 | PDF
    Twenty-three research proposals from 21 transportation agencies have been selected for future funding by the Department of Transportation in two programs emphasizing new technology and innovative techniques in mass transportation.
  • Federal Official Calls NYSCTA Bus Action Fiscally Irresponsible
    Federal Official Calls NYSCTA Bus Action Fiscally Irresponsible
    United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
    1984-04-27 | PDF
    Urban Mass Transportation Administrator Ralph L. Stanley today called New York City Transit Authority's (NYCTA) withdrawal of 851 Grumman Flexible buses from service on a permanent basis, "precipitous, premature and without any apparent notice provided to the federal government, Congress, or New York State which paid for those vehicles."
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