100 Percent of Applicable Transit Agencies and States Now Have Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans

Transit Agencies and States Step Up to Meet Deadline, Create Safer Transit Options

WASHINGTON – More than 700 transit agencies around the United States have certified that they now have safety plans to help keep riders and employees safe on their transit...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $59.9 Million Grant Award for Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit Project in Seattle, Washington

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a construction grant award of $59.9 million to the City of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in Seattle, Washington. The 2.3-...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $38 Million Funding Opportunity for Passenger Ferries & Facilities

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of up to $38 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA's Passenger Ferry Grant Program. The Passenger Ferry Grant...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million Award to Launch New National Transit Workforce Center

International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) in Silver Spring, Maryland Will Help Transit Agencies Nationwide Recruit and Train Workers in this Vital Sector

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...

Americans Riding Public Transportation in Greater Numbers

Some Areas Seeing More Than 80 Percent of Pre-Pandemic Ridership

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today that transit ridership is rebounding in communities across the nation. Thanks to the...

Transit Renewal Initiative, America’s Open and Transit’s Open

Federal Transit Administration Announces Request for Information on High-Priority Transit Safety Concerns

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from transit riders and transit agencies to help identify high-priority safety concerns and help better assess and mitigate them.

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $16 Million Funding Opportunity to Help Communities Prosper through Transit

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $16.3 million in competitive grant funding for projects that help lift communities out of poverty by supporting transit service improvements in...

Apply for funding for planning studies to improve transit in communities experiencing a high poverty rate

Supporting electric and advanced technology buses to improve reliability & air quality