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Carrie Butler joined the Federal Transit Administration in September 2024 as the Regional Administrator for Region 7. She and her team oversee the federal funding for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The office provides grant development and program...
This summary report from the 2024 TAM Roundtable provides information on high-level themes from agency presentations, breakout group activities, larger group Q&A, and general discussions.
This fact sheet was jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to bolster daily school attendance through transportation. The fact sheet, published on September 3, 2024, includes promising strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism by...
To continue providing high-quality customer service and streamlining its processes, FTA has updated its program guidance and award management requirements for several circulars. The update and consolidation of the circulars incorporate provisions from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation...
This report presents an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on transit accessibility and on transit trends. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees directed FTA to 1) report on the ways COVID-19 impacted transit agencies and transit riders throughout the Nation, including...
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration continues its focus on keeping public transportation the safest mode of surface travel by finalizing training requirements for transit agency and state agency officials who conduct safety oversight of rail transit operations. The U.S. Department of...
The following are USDOT, FTA, and additional resources that may be helpful for potential applicants of the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program or TTP).
General Application Resources Applying for FTA Funding Provides...The FTA Transit Asset Management (TAM) Program hosted a peer exchange on February 28-29, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the peer exchange was to bring together a small group of transit professionals from around the country to discuss considerations for aligning TAM activities with...
This presentation was given at the 2024 TAM Roundtable by Tamalynn Kennedy, FTA TAM Program Manager; Ryan Wilhite, IndyGo; Sheila Hockel, Metro Transit/Bi-State Development; Zach Trogdon, Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transit; Rene Vega, Southern California Regional Rail Authority/...