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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2021, please visit our News Archive.

September 20, 2021

Projects will support transit workforce development, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration...

September 14, 2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a...

August 27, 2021

Top strategies include ridership campaigns, system design review, restoring public confidence in transit safety and leveraging partnerships

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's...

August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a construction grant award of $81 million to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) for the Purple Line Bus Rapid Transit (...

August 10, 2021

Transit Agencies and States Step Up to Meet Deadline, Create Safer Transit Options

WASHINGTON – More than 700 transit agencies around the United States have certified that they now have...

August 9, 2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a construction grant award of $59.9 million to the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit (...

August 6, 2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of up to $38 million in competitive grant funds through a...

August 2, 2021

International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) in Silver Spring, Maryland Will Help Transit Agencies Nationwide Recruit and Train Workers in this Vital Sector

WASHINGTON – The U.S....

July 21, 2021

Some Areas Seeing More Than 80 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Ridership

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that transit...