FTA Posts Status of State Progress to Meet Rail Transit Safety Certification Deadline, Avoid Funding Impact if Deadline is Missed

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has notified the 30 states where rail transit systems operate that federal law requires they establish an FTA-certified State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program by April 15, 2019. If a state fails to...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $197 Million in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Transit Administration today announced the grant recipients who will receive $197 million in competitive grant funding to help commuter and intercity passenger railroads meet the December 31, 2018 deadline...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $55 Million Funding Opportunity for Clean-Energy Transit Bus Projects

FTA today announced the opportunity to apply for up to $55 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program.

FTA to Withhold Transit Funding from DC, Maryland and Virginia Until a New State Safety Oversight Program is Certified for WMATA Metrorail

WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has notified the transit systems in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia that effective immediately it will withhold five percent of Fiscal Year 2017 transit formula funds until a new State Safety Oversight Program (SSOP) is...

FTA Announces $3 Million in Grant Selections for Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program

FTA today announced the selection of The Ohio State University and Auburn University to receive up to $3 million in FY2016 funding though the Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program.

FTA Announces Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit

The Federal Transit Administration today announced the availability of approximately $5 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2017 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program), contingent on Congressional appropriation. 

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FTA Issues Proposed General Directive to Reduce the Frequency of Stop Signal Overruns in the Rail Transit Industry

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a public notice and request for comments on a proposed General Directive that would reduce the frequency of stop signal overruns in the rail transit industry. It would require rail transit...

U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Groundbreaking of Gold Line Phase II Streetcar Service in Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte, N.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today participated in a groundbreaking for the Charlotte Area Transit System’s (CATS) second phase of the CityLYNX Gold Line Streetcar system that will improve transit options in the greater Charlotte area and offer faster, more...

New USDOT Report on Highway, Transit Conditions Reveals America’s $926 Billion Infrastructure Investment Need

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation infrastructure, “2015 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance,” confirms that more investment is needed not only to maintain...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.07 Billion in Federal Funding to Improve Rail Transit Service in Chicago

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Project. The project will reconstruct a...