The Federal Transit Authority has awarded $117 million to 46 transit projects across the nation. The projects were selected from 266 applications to the competitive 2011 Sustainability Initiative. Criteria for choosing these projects included their ability to reduce U.S. dependence on oil and to promote green technologies."These grants will put thousands of Americans back to work building sustainable, energy-efficient transit vehicles and facilities across the country," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
Projects will include new solar-powered rail stations in South Florida, solar panels installed over rail lines in Phoenix, AZ, a dynamic scheduling system in Virginia that allows buses to be utilized more effectively, hybrid buses in several locations and a large fuel cell for storing electricity at a transit facility in Connecticut.
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