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Council authorizes FTA grant application to add bus shelters, real-time tracking and a generator for ZIP Transit; TxDOT to cover local match
Summary
Council authorized submission of an FTA grant application to add 60 bus shelters and benches, real‑time tracking software, and a replacement generator for ZIP Transit; staff said TxDOT has committed transportation development credits to cover the city’s 20% match.
The City Council authorized the city manager to submit a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Bus Facilities Competitive Program grant application to support three ZIP Transit projects: installing 60 bus shelters and benches citywide, procuring real‑time bus‑tracking software, and replacing the transit headquarters’ generator that supports the CNG plant and evacuation operations.
Demi from the transit team told the council the three projects total $2,940,000. "Eighty percent of…
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