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Some great news for transit this week! 
Congress Approves
Bus Capital Funding Amendment 
Thank you to all of you who called your congressperson this week! The advocacy efforts  worked - last night, the House passed (by voice vote) the Herrera-Beutler/Schrader/Larsen/Loebsack/Turner/Cartwright/DelBene amendment, which adds significant revenue to the Section 5339 Dedicated Bus and Bus Facilities program.

This victory is a direct result of transit supporters around the country.  Congress still has much to do as the conference committee works out differences between the House bill and the Senate bill over the coming weeks.  But having this amendment in the committee debate greatly increases our chances of getting in the final bill.  

Mtn Metro Releases RFP for
Service, Maintenance
The City of Colorado Springs would like to post the Fixed Route Service Provider and Transit Vehicle Maintenance Request For Proposals.  Please visit the CASTA website at www.coloradotransit.com/RFP for full documentation. 
Pueblo Transit is Hiring! 
Pueblo Transit is seeking applications for Transit Operations/Safety Supervisor and
Bus Operator (Part Time).  Please visit the CASTA website at CASTA Transit Classifieds to see the full announcements. 
Charge Ahead Colorado Grant
Application is Now Open 
The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) and Colorado Energy Office (CEO) have opened the Charge Ahead Colorado application for electric vehicle (EV) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) funding. At this time, RAQC has funding for both EVSE and EVs for applicants within the Denver Metro Area (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson County and parts of Weld County including zip codes  80504, 80513, 80601, 80603, 80621, 80623, 80642, 80651). 

CEO has funding for EVSE for applicants outside the Denver Metro Area.   We have also included an additional requirement that all EVSE stations be networked.

An application guide, application and other grant resources can be found on the Charge Ahead Colorado Homepage  on the Clean Air Fleets website.  
Thank you for all you do for transit
riders around the country!
The CASTA Crew