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News Releases 2006

December

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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