New funding deal moves WMATA away from a fiscal cliff

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Historic regional transit planning will serve greater Washington, D.

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C.

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APTA handed out its bus safety awards, and we may see passenger rail service cross

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the border between Canada and Montana.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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Big collaboration news in the U.

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S.

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Capital Region.

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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Metropolitan

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Washington Council of Governments launched a historic initiative,

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creating comprehensive regional transit planning for Washington, D.

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C., Maryland, and Virginia.

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Congratulations to the winners of the APTA Bus Safety, Security,

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and Emergency Management Awards.

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Winners include CAPMETRO in Corpus Christi in Texas, Clark County in

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Vancouver, Washington, MARTA in Atlanta, and IndyGo in Indianapolis.

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And we might see a passenger rail line connecting Calgary,

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Alberta and Livingston, Montana.

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A feasibility report says rail service could create easy cross border tourism

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between Banff, Calgary, Yellowstone National Park, and Glacier National Park.

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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.

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I'm Julie Gates.