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News Archive

  • February 25, 2016

    In 2006, the Federal Transit Administration Office of Civil Rights initiated the Transportation Equity Research Program (TERP) pursuant to Section 3046(a)(3) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, a Legacy for...

  • February 25, 2016

    This report summarizes the experience and the test results from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Energy Storage Demonstration Project, a project that was partially funded by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). WMATA...

  • February 25, 2016

    The WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) Metrorail System is the second busiest rapid transit system in the U.S. and includes 6 lines with more than 117 route-miles of track and 91 passenger stations. The trains are powered by more...

  • February 25, 2016

    This report documents the effort led by TriMet, the City of Portland (City), and Portland Streetcar, Inc. (PSI) to domestically manufacture a streetcar for operation in the Portland Streetcar system. 

  • February 25, 2016

    This report documents the FTA-funded effort led by TriMet, the City of Portland (City), and Portland Streetcar, Inc. (PSI) to domestically manufacture a streetcar for operation in the Portland Streetcar system. 

  • February 25, 2016

    Questions and Answers: “The FTA Bus Safety Program and SMS,” Webinar sponsored by the National RTAP December 1, 2015 

  • February 25, 2016

    FY 2016 Apportionments: Section 5307 and Section 5340 Urbanized Area Apportionments

    FY 2016 Section 5307/5340 Allocations Disaggregated into Component Programs

    This table disaggregates the Section 5307/5340 total allocations displayed...

  • February 25, 2016

    FTA's Transit Asset Management (TAM) newsletter keeps stakeholders up to date on FTA asset-management initiatives and creates a forum for communication for all in the industry to share information.

  • February 25, 2016

    FTA deployed the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) for recipients in February 2016. TrAMS allows recipients to use a self-service account management module to manage their TrAMS user accounts. FTA requests your assistance to identify...

  • February 25, 2016