密歇根拨款6500万美元支持全州公共交通 交通厅新设协调职位
密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默10月13日宣布，通过州际公共交通援助基金（IPAF）拨款6500万美元，支持全州各地的公共交通项目。
州长办公室表示，这笔资金将用于地方公交系统的车辆、设施与服务改善，覆盖城市与乡村社区的交通机构。州交通厅（MDOT）同时新设交通与铁路协调职位，负责统筹全州公交与铁路项目的规划衔接。
密歇根州公共交通网络由地方交通机构运营，州政府通过专项基金向地方提供资本与运营支持，底特律都会区及各县公交系统均在此列。
州交通厅表示，受资助项目的名单与金额将按基金程序公布，资金拨付将于本财年陆续到位。
Michigan Awards $65 Million for Public Transit Projects, Creates New Coordination Role
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Oct. 13 that $65 million in grants through the state's Intercity Public Access Fund (IPAF) will support public transportation projects across the state.
The governor's office said the funding will go toward vehicles, facilities and service improvements for local transit systems, covering transit agencies in urban and rural communities alike. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is also creating a new transit and rail coordination position to align planning for bus and rail projects statewide.
Michigan's public transit network is operated by local agencies, with the state providing capital and operating support through dedicated funds, including for systems in the Detroit metropolitan area and counties across the state.
MDOT said the list of funded projects and amounts will be published through the fund's process, with disbursements to follow during the fiscal year.
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