The City of Altoona plans now to reapply for transportation money after both the state Department of Community and Economic Development and PennDOT have each turned down the city’s previous applications for grants to fund a proposed $1.7 million renovation of the Altoona Transportation Center. The DCED grant requires a 10% local match, and the PennDot grant calls for 30% local funding match. City officials say the grants are necessary because rental income from Amtrak, Greyhound, Amtran and some other tenants has generated only enough money to cover routine maintenance, but not enough to set aside some for upgrades. If the money is awarded, some of the work that it would help pay for include the replacement of the deteriorating glass block and skylight wall along 13th Street; replacement of the wood-slat dropped ceiling in the main lobby with a new dropped ceiling; replacement of the door and window assemblies at the 10th Avenue entrance, the door at the 11th Avenue entrance, the door to the parking garage and other interior doors; replacement of floor finishes throughout the complex and of plumbing fixtures, stalls and wall and floor finishes in the restrooms; exterior walkway repairs, and much more.