Transit Unplugged News Minute: FTA Funding and Canadian Heroism Award Winner

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The FTA announced new funding to connect underserved

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populations to transportation, and a Canadian bus operator was

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recognized for saving someone's life.

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Welcome to this week's Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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The U.

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S.

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Federal Transit Administration announced 4.

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7 million in new grant funding.

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This will be awarded to projects that improve access to transportation

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services for underserved populations, including access to non

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emergency medical transportation.

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Funding applications are due in February of 2024.

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And this year's Heroism Award from the Canadian Urban Transit Association

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was given to a MiWay Transit bus operator in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Last May, Peter Drabowski saw a distressed youth about to jump

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off a bridge onto a busy parkway.

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With quick thinking, he pulled over, communicated with authorities,

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and counseled the youth to safety.

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He was recognized for his act of heroism at last week's

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CUDA conference in Edmonton.

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

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about moving the world's people.

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I'm Julie Gates.