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Federal Transit Administration Opens Public Comment on Proposed Rule to Strengthen Rail Transit Worker Safety
FTA Moves Forward on a Plan to Set Minimum Standards at Every Rail Transit Agency across the Country to Improve Conditions for Workers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that, for the...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $4 Billion in Support for 14 Major Transit Construction Projects Across the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recommended that 14 large transit projects in 11 states receive nearly $4 billion in federal support for construction as part of President Biden's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request to Congress. These rail and bus rapid transit (...
Biden-Harris Administration Sends Another $9.9 Billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Transit Agencies Across the Country
See state-by-state funding HERE
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that $9.9 billion in federal formula funding, part of the largest investment in public transit in U.S. history, is...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $631 Million in Grants to Help Transit Agencies Buy New Railcars and Support American Manufacturing
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $631 million in grants to improve rail transit safety and reliability for passengers through the purchase of new American-made rail cars. This investment, a part of President Biden’s...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Retirement of Federal Transit Administrator
WASHINGTON –Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the upcoming retirement of Administrator Nuria I. Fernandez, which will take effect February 24, 2024.
Fernandez was named Deputy Administrator on January 20, 2021, upon the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in Federal Funding to Modernize Bus Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America
Funding from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law not only puts cleaner buses on the road, it also supports American manufacturing
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $110 Million in Relief Funding to Help Public Transportation Providers Recover from Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced nearly $110 million in funding to eight public transportation providers and state Departments of Transportation in six states and one U.S. territory to help communities recover from recent...