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ARRA Fact Sheet: Fitchburg Interlocking

Project: Fitchburg CPF-43 Interlocking

City: Boston-Fitchburg

State: Massachusetts

ARRA Award Amount: $10.2 Million

Program: Fixed Guideway Modernization (Rail)

Description:

FTA has approved $10.2 million in ARRA funds for the first phase of a massive rail...

ARRA Fact Sheet: BRTA Vehicle Replacement

Project: BRTA Vehicle Replacement

City: Pittsfield

State: Massachusetts

ARRA Award Amount: $500,000

Program: Urbanized Area Formula Program

Description:

FTA has invested $550,000 in Recovery Act funds for the replacement of five Berkshire Regional Transit...

ARRA Fact Sheet: MBTA Attleboro Station

Project: MBTA Attleboro Station

City: Attleboro

State: Massachusetts

ARRA Award Amount: $2.5 Million

Program: Urbanized Area Formula Program

Description:

The Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) utilized $2.5 million of ARRA formula...

ARRA Fact Sheet: Denver Union Station

Project: Denver Union Station

City: Denver

State: Colorado

ARRA Award Amount: $ 28.4 Million

Program: Urbanized Area Formula and FHWA Flex Funds

Description:

The Denver Regional Transit District is using a portion of its ARRA funds to fund the Denver Union...

ARRA Fact Sheet: AVTA Solar Panel Project

Project: AVTA Solar Panel Project

City: Lancaster

State: California

ARRA Award Amount: $2.6 Million

Program: Urbanized Area Formula

Description:

Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) used its ARRA funds to complete its photovoltaic-equipped parking...

Preparing and Publishing the DEIS

What activities occur during the comment period for EISs? For draft EISs, FTA is required by Section 1503 of CEQ NEPA regulations to provide the public and agencies with an opportunity to comment on the draft EIS and to respond to the comments in the final EIS. The public comment period begins...

Scoping for EISs, Including Notice of Intent

What is in a Notice of Intent (NOI) and where is it in the EIS scoping process?FTA’s publication of a notice of intent in the Federal Register formally starts the scoping process for EISs. The co-lead agency (i.e., the project sponsor or grant applicant) prepares a draft Notice of Intent (NOI)—...