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January 19, 2021
FTA Awards Grants to Help Transit Tackle COVID-19 Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The City of Portland, Ore., will receive $439,950 to replace Portland Streetcars’ cloth seat coverings with “easy-to-sanitize” vinyl; educate riders with new message boards at stops; and hire public health-trained staff to ensure vehicles are properly sanitized and the system is adhering to public health guidelines.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is distributing $15.8 million to 37 transit projects through its new Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program.
Announced in October, the program was created following transit agency requests that FTA support research addressing COVID-19-related operational challenges.
US Chamber of Commerce endorses tougher plan to fight climate change
Updated January 19, 2021, 8:41 p.m.
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US Chamber of Commerce endorses tougher plan to fight climate change
The Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday embraced tougher action to combat climate change through carbon taxes, emissions caps, or other âmarket-basedâ policies â the latest shift by the nationâs biggest business lobbying group as it pivots to a Washington dominated by Democrats. In an updated position statement being released Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce says it supports âdurable climate policyâ that is made by Congress, including âa market-based approach to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions across the US economy.â The group is also preparing to announce its support for using federal regulations to directly limit oil and gas industry emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. â BLOOMBERG NEWS
MTA receives $600K grant to study spread of coronavirus on mass transit
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
The MTA has received a $600,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration to study the spread of the novel coronavirus on mass transit. (Andrew Cashin/MTA New York City Transit)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The MTA has received federal funding to study how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) travels through mass transit.
On Tuesday, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced various selected projects for the Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program, including a $600,000 grant for the MTA to study how the virus moves on the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road.
Metro wireless network company hires O2’s CTO to lead 5G exp Sign in with LinkedIn
19 January 2021 | Alan Burkitt-Gray Canadian-owned telecoms infrastructure company BAI Communications has hired Telefónica O2 UK’s Brendan O’Reilly to become its global CTO.
BAI, majority owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), runs wireless networks in the metro systems in Hong Kong, New York City, Toronto as well as broadcast networks in Australia.
O’Reilly (pictured) commented: “BAI’s engineering expertise, alongside its proven experience in delivering large scale connected infrastructure and networking solutions, positions it perfectly to lead the next phase of digital transformation that 5G is creating.”