November/December 2023 - 10

People & Places
FTA awards $110.6
million construction
grant for Madison's EastWest
BRT project
▶ The Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) has awarded a $110.6 million construction
grant to the city of Madison,
Wis., for the new East-West Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) project. The grant, funded
by the Infrastructure Investment and
Jobs Act, will be used to build a 15-mile
route that will provide fast, frequent,
clean and reliable service for the
University of Wisconsin, the Madison
Central Business District and other
important destinations in Madison. New
bus stations will provide level boarding
and shelters enhanced with real-time
bus arrival information and security
cameras. The 60-foot zero-emission,
battery-electric vehicles will run on 9.5
miles of dedicated lanes and receive
transit signal priority to speed travelers
on their way.
MassTransitmag.com/53078575
Miami-Dade County rolls
out Better Bus Network
▶ Miami-Dade County has rolled out
its Better Bus Network. The Better
Bus Network is part of Phase II of
Miami-Dade County's reimagining of
MetroBus service, which aims to create
better connections and an improved
rider experience across Miami-Dade
County. Phase I of the reimagining
of MetroBus service deployed in July.
Phase II includes newly added connections
to the MetroConnect (formerly GO
Connect) on-demand service, 27 routes
with schedule or routing adjustments
and two new routes connecting Miami
Beach with key destinations. These
changes will increase the number of
frequent routes from five to 19.
MassTransitmag.com/53078005
GRTC launches microtransit
pilot program
▶ The Greater Richmond Transit
Company (GRTC) has launched the
GRTC has launched the first microtransit pilot
program in the Richmond area.
Photo: GRTC
Richmond area's first microtransit
zone. GRTC's LINK Microtransit is a pilot
program that will eventually include
five separate microtransit zones. The
first zone is heavily integrated with the
existing GRTC network, providing direct
access to GRTC Route 1, 2 A/B/C, 14 and
91. LINK is fare-free and there is no cap
on the number of rides a passenger can
take. The zone will be operating from
5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MassTransitmag.com/53077478
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MORE NEWS AT A GLANCE
▶ Volvo Battery Solutions LLC won
the bid to acquire Proterra Inc's
Powered business line.
MassTransitmag.com/53077997
▶
Phoenix Motor, Inc., was the winning
bidder to acquire the Proterra Transit
business line while CSI GP I LLC,
CSI Prodigy Holdco LP, CSI Prodigy
CoInvestment LP and CSI PRTA CoInvestment
LP has been selected as
the winning bidder to acquire the
Proterra Energy business line.
MassTransitmag.com/53078245
▶
The California Department of
Transportation signed an $80 million
contract with Stadler Rail, Inc.,
to deliver the first zero-emission,
hydrogen intercity passenger trains
in North America.
MassTransitmag.com/53075286
▶
a manufacturing plant in DallasFort
Worth, Texas, to help power
American data centers and critical
infrastructure.
MassTransitmag.com/53077341
▶
Nassau County extends contract
with Transdev for the operations,
maintenance and management of
NICE Bus service.
MassTransitmag.com/53078122
Siemens is investing $150 million in

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