What are the process oriented regulatory requirements that apply to FTA projects?

The primary environmental laws and regulations related to the environmental review process for FTA-funded projects are summarized below with web...

In addition to the regulatory process requirements, what are the other laws, regulations, and executive orders that address specific...

How does public transportation and transit affect global climate change?
Transportation accounts for 29 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. By moving more people with fewer vehicles, public transportation...

The transportation planning process (i.e., long-range transportation planning by the metropolitan planning organization) may consider a wide variety of options for solving a transportation problem. Linking the planning and NEPA processes is an...

The Denver metropolitan area is home to more than 2.6 million people. This number represents more than half the population of Colorado, which was the third-fastest growing state in the nation during the 1990s and is the eighth-fastest growing since...

Fruitvale, one of seven community districts in the city of Oakland, California, is a low-income community that has faced significant economic stress for the past decade. The Fruitvale Transit Village project is the result of a broad-based partnership...

The Iowa-Illinois “Quad Cities” transportation network, which includes four transit systems, an extensive trail network, a ferry system, and a planned commuter rail is an exemplary illustration of a multi-modal system that connects people and...

Until the late 1970s, Greyhound bus and other urban transit services provided connections to rural Tennessee that knitted communities together, spurred economic development and enhanced community life. As automobile ownership became economically...

The Transbay Terminal’s roots run deep within the region.  In 1939, the terminal was built to facilitate rail travel across the Bay Bridge and connect San Francisco with the East Bay and the State Capitol, Sacramento.  The terminal was later...

Years ago, Greyhound ran an intercity bus service that provided Washington State residents the flexibility to travel without the need for a car. However, due to a nationwide service restructure, Greyhound reduced service, leaving over 21 rural...