How transit stimulus money is being used
Click here to access ARRA Grants Digest, an inventory that is updated daily that outlines how the Federal Transit Adminstration is allocating the billions of dollars in stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to transit infrastructure projects.
Recent updates include grants to upgrade a ferry boat on the San Francisco Bay and over $230 million to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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