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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2025, please visit our News Archive.

December 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Marc Molinaro today sent letters to Milwaukee transportation officials calling for immediate action to address rampant fare evasion on the city's bus and rail transit systems that...

December 8, 2025

CTA must increase law enforcement presence or could risk federal funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Marc Molinaro today sent a...

November 25, 2025

USDOT is calling on state leadership to provide safety plans in addition to dollars—to address system’s severe safety failures

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy...

November 20, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today invested $2 billion in 165 transit projects in 45 states and Washington, D.C. The funds will deliver 2,400 buses built with American parts and labor—a proud example...

November 13, 2025

CIG is largest federal discretionary grant program for transit capital investments, including heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, streetcars, and bus rapid transit

WASHINGTON, D.C. –...

October 23, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today called attention to the gross mismanagement of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. The...

September 19, 2025

Major cities must put transit worker and rider safety first

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today called for immediate action and...

September 10, 2025

Progressive, anti-law and order policies led to the horrific death of Iryna Zarutska

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today called out the ‘...

August 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Marc Molinaro today announced that the agency has proposed updated guidelines to remove the “social cost of carbon” calculation as part of the rating criteria for...

August 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro today issued a final warning to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City...