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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.1 Million in Grant Awards to Help Communities Plan for Transit-Oriented Development
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced 19 awards totaling approximately $13.1 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help boost local economies, fight climate change, and provide more transportation...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $600 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Replace Aging Railcars Across the Nation
WASHINGTON –The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today it will provide $600 million this year from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace aging railcars, improving reliability, safety, and accessibility on the nation’s rail transit systems. Eligible transit agencies and...
25 Native Tribes and Alaskan Villages Receive Nearly $9 Million From the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit
WASHINGTON – More than two dozen American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities will see an improvement in their transit thanks to $8.6 million in grants awarded today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The competitive grants under FTA's Tribal...
U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Its Financing Program to Help Even More Infrastructure Projects Move Forward
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will offer low-cost and flexible financing for transit and transit-oriented development (TOD) projects at the maximum level authorized under law. USDOT’s...
USDOT Announces $6.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Projects That Improve Bus Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $6.5 million in research funding for innovative transit bus automation demonstration projects that will improve safety and efficiency. Examples of bus automation projects...
After Safety Inspection, Federal Transit Administration Issues Additional Special Directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its Oversight Agency
WASHINGTON – Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a report of findings and informed both MBTA and the state agency in charge of its...
On Nationwide Building a Better America Tour, FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez Announces Funding from President Biden’s Infrastructure Law to Support Buses in Raleigh, Atlanta & Memphis
Projects help transit agencies buy dozens of climate-friendly electric buses and fund a new bus rapid transit line to modernize and improve rides
RALEIGH, NC – Today, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Nuria Fernandez joined federal and local...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $35 Million Grant for Bus Rapid Transit Project in Raleigh
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $35 million construction...