Congratulations, MARTA!
October 5, 2009 by Catherine Sandstrom
Filed under Current News, Roads/Travel
Governor Schwarzenegger has announced that California has been federally awarded $34 million in transit grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The California Department of Transportation will distribute the funds to enhance public transportation in rural areas, and part of that will trickle down to Big Bear.
MARTA will receive nearly $750,000. This financial support will allow the Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority to purchase two new buses and two new bus shelters, as well as conduct preventive maintenance, modernize existing bus stops and repair the transit building.
Related posts:
- MARTA Adds Increased Service, on Fixed Routes and Off-the-Mountain Trips, Effective Today
- This Evening’s City Council Meeting to Include Newsrack Ordinance, MARTA Presentation, and Review of Mill Creek Subdivision Request
- MARTA Is Still Rolling Along After 25 Years; Improved Services in Place, Though Bus Rides Still Offered for $1
- MARTA’s $2.5 Million Budget (5% Less Than Last Year) to Be Reviewed by County Supervisors in Tuesday Meeting
- MARTA Resumes Transportation Services This Morning
After graduating from BBHS, Catherine moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University. In her 20 years off the mountain, most recently in Manhattan Beach, Catherine's career has included publishing, broadcasting, public relations and public education; she served as KBHR's News Director from April 2007 to July 2010.
