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News Archive

  • January 22, 2016

    What is “United We Ride?”

    United We Ride is an interagency Federal national initiative that supports States and their localities in developing coordinated human service delivery systems. In addition to State coordination...

  • January 20, 2016

    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Therese McMillan today participated in the unveiling of the reconstructed Fordham Plaza, a major intermodal public transportation hub in the heart of The...

  • January 15, 2016

    The following topics are presented in this Library page:

    • Agreements
    • Annual report
    • Appropriations reports  
    • Award or honor
    • Circular
    • Drug & alcohol testing results annual report
    • ...
  • January 15, 2016

    The following topics are presented in this Library page:

    • Advanced public transportation 
           systems
    • Alternative...
  • January 14, 2016

    Program Overview

    The Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program was established to address the challenge of increasing vehicle congestion in and around our national parks and other federal lands. America’s national parks, wildlife refuges, and...

  • January 13, 2016

    Program Overview

    The transit capital investment program (49 U.S.C. 5309) provides capital assistance for three primary activities:

    • Modernization of existing rail systems (Fixed Guideway Modernization program).
    • New and...
  • January 11, 2016

    Overview

    Congress establishes the funding for FTA programs through authorizing legislation that amends Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code. On December 4, 2015, President Obama signed the...

  • January 9, 2016

    In cities and regions across the country, people are increasingly leveraging public investment in transit to build sustainable, equitable communities. This development approach is commonly called transit oriented development (TOD). TOD is typically...

  • January 7, 2016
  • January 7, 2016