• TIGER 2 grants

  • General discussion of passenger rail systems not otherwise covered in the specific forums in this category, including high speed rail.
General discussion of passenger rail systems not otherwise covered in the specific forums in this category, including high speed rail.

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  by electricron
 
http://transportationblog.dallasnews.co ... o-win.html
Streetcars scored especially well in the grants today, which totaled about $293 million. Charlotte, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Fort Worth each will receive about $25 million, which except for Chicago's $39 million for bus rapid transit are the largest grants among the 53 winners.
  by lpetrich
 
Yonah Freemark has a complete list over at Urban Circulator Grants Promise Better Rail and Bus Service to a Select Group of Cities « The Transport Politic

Fort Worth, TX -- 2.5 mi
Cincinnati, OH -- 6 mi -- Welcome to Cincinnati Streetcar
Charlotte, NC -- 1.5 mi -- Home
St. Louis, MO -- 2 mi -- The Loop Trolley - Home
The rest of the grants are for various busways ("bus rapid transit") and transit centers.

Yonah Freemark's blog, The Transport Politic, has lots of info on the status of various urban-transit systems.