Training & Technical Assistance

FTA sponsors several organizations created to provide technical assistance to federal, state and local jurisdictions and public transit providers and operators.

Statute, Regulation, & Guidance

Federal requirements regarding transportation planning in metropolitan areas, non-metropolitan areas, and statewide settings is legally established by enabling federal legislation, or statutes. Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the U.S. Code is amended to reflect changes regarding...

Metropolitan, Statewide & Non-Metropolitan Planning

In urbanized areas (with a population of 50,000 or more), federal planning law (49 U.S.C. 5303) calls upon local officials to cooperate with states and public transportation providers in undertaking a continuing, comprehensive, and cooperative (3C) multimodal transportation planning process....

Benefits of Transit-Supportive Development

The term "transit-supportive development" broadens the definition of a concept that has existed for years—that the utilization of effective and predictable transit encourages surrounding development, which, in turn, supports transit. The basic principle is that convenient access to transit...

TOD Research & Publications

This list of resources includes FTA funded research and research sponsored by non-profits and other stakeholder groups.

Public Transit in the United States

Transit serves many public purposes, among the most important ones are: affordable mobility, congestion management, and supporting neighborhoods served by intensive transit services. These objectives are not mutually exclusive and frequently overlap.

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Environmental Impact Statement

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Travel Washington State Program

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 communities in Washington without the intercity bus...

San Francisco Transbay Transit Center

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 converted to a bus-only facility and has...

Tennessee Intercity Bus Program

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 feasible for more families, citizens bought cars...