The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys and ferries.
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit systems, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, trolleys and ferries. FTA also oversees safety measures and helps develop next-generation technology research.
Transit services supported by FTA span many groups and provide wide-ranging benefits. Since 1964, FTA has partnered with state and local governments to create and enhance public transportation systems, investing more than $10 billion annually to support and expand public rail, bus, trolley, ferry and other transit services. That investment has helped modernize public transportation and extended service into small cities and rural communities that previously lacked transit options.
An agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), FTA is headed by an administrator appointed by the President of the United States. FTA is one of DOT’s 10 modes of transportation and is run by a headquarters in Washington, D.C. as well as 10 regional offices that assist transit agencies in all states and U.S. territories.
The RapidRide J Line will strengthen vital neighborhood connections between existing Link light-rail stations in the U District and downtown Seattle and other RapidRide bus lines...
The $10 billion facility will include a new 2.1 million square-foot main terminal, a separate storage and staging building and new ramps leading directly into and out of the Lincoln...
The funding for three FTA competitive grant programs will boost ferry service in rural areas, modernize urban ferry systems and lower emissions by speeding the adoption of low...
The opening of the MAX Red Line Extension completes the agency’s A Better Red, a three-year, two-phased project to increase the light-rail system’s reliability and extend the ...
This is the first major update FTA has made to safety certification training program regulation since 2018; as part of the update, FTA improved the recertification process and...
The CRISI Program will fund 122 rail improvement projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C., while the final rule requires transit agencies across the U.S. to implement comprehensive...
The University of Cincinnati will receive approximately $5.1 million to promote the adoption of digital platforms that speed up and improve the delivery of transit construction...
The safety advisory was issued due to vehicle controller software inside certain vehicles that may allow the electrical circuit for the radiator fan to overheat, increasing the...
The 8.6-mile BRT line, which received $150 million in funding from the FTA, will offer dedicated, center running transit lanes from Broadway to Yosemite Street and shorten rider...
The changes ensure everyone – even those running some of the U.S.'s smallest transit systems – can compete for federal support of their critical transportation systems.
The Metropolitan Council received $700,000 in funding for the Blue Line Extension in Minneapolis, Minn., while the city of Huntsville, Ala., received $850,000 for a potential ...
The Communities Taking Charge Accelerator will enhance electric mobility in communities and is open to academic, nonprofit, for-profit and government entities, including transit...
The original Brooklyn Manhattan Rapid Transit and Interboro Rapid Transit shuttles subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector with no government operating...
The promise by the MTA that the purchase of 1,500 new NYC Transit subway and 500 new LIRR and Metro-North commuter rail cars will be delivered and in revenue service under the...
The success of public transportation can be traced back to one of President Johnson's greatest accomplishments that continues to benefit many Americans today.
The failure to initiate the new ferry service as recently announced by the city of Glen Cove, N.Y., Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck will result in the city having to pay back the Federal...
As of Aug. 1, it has been eight months since MTA Chairman Janno Lieber announced suspension of this project, which has resulted in a seven-month delay for project progression....
USDOT has apportioned an additional $23 million in Fixed Guideway CIG Allocation funding for construction of the East Colfax BRT project, bringing the total federal apportionment...
The RLE project, which will extend the Red Line 5.6 miles to the Far South Side of Chicago, Ill., is one of three projects in the U.S. that is being proposed in the 2025 federal...
Bose and Culotta’s visit builds on ongoing work by Amtrak, NJ Transit and FRA in northeast states to tackle the prior service issues following NEC disruptions in New Jersey and...
