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On December 8, 2009, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of Section 5309 funds for exempt discretionary grants for Urban Circulator Systems which support the Department of Transportation Livability Initiative. Visit the Notices of Funding Availablility page...
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in America. Under the leadership of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), local governments and nonprofits in the area are thinking creatively about how to manage the many challenges that...
The Union Station Bike Transit Center provides secure 24/7 access to sheltered bike parking, an onsite bicycle store, a locker room, and bike rentals adjacent to Union Station, a terminal for numerous bus, rail, and subway lines. The design has won...
Tunneling for transit projects is as much an art as a science. Variables affecting the design and construction of a project include predicting the behavior of ground mass during construction and the vagaries of ground-water hydrology. Predictive models are only of some use because no two...
The FTA Rail Infrastructure Technology program examines innovative technology solutions and practices on issues that affect facility design and construction, vehicles, transit operations, program management, structures, and equipment.
The main program...
Transit continues to be in the forefront of the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of clean and energy efficient vehicle technologies. Funding is available for projects that contribute significantly to furthering fuel cell technology through transit bus operations....
The American Fuel Cell Bus. A new generation of powerful electric vehicles marries federal investments with domestic innovation and entrepreneurship.Find out more (PDF)
What's New for National Fuel Cell Buses?
U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces $13.1 Million To Advance the...All projects receive at least 50 percent of their funding through local and private contributions
titleConsortiaPartners (State)Project SummaryAmerican Fuel Cell Bus DemonstrationCALSTARTSunLine Transit (CA), BAE Systems (NY), El Dorado (CA), Ballard FC (MA)Development and demonstration of a...