Ray LaHood, the US transportation secretary, announced approval today of more federal stimulus funds for transit improvements in the Triangle:
$4 million for Raleigh to help start building a bus operations and maintenance center for Capital Area Transit, and
$900,000 for Triangle Transit to buy a van and three 40-foot buses.
Raleigh and Triangle Transit were among the recipients of additional stimulus grants announced in July.
Bruce Siceloff reports on traffic and transportation. A News & Observer reporter, editor and blogger since 1976, he took over the