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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...
Federal Transit Administration Announces Important Step for Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement Project
Draft Environmental Impact Statement Open for Public Comment
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today is announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $64.2 Million Grant for a New Bus Rapid Transit Line in Seattle
President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service in communities of all sizes across the country
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA...
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Nationwide Step to Address Assaults on Transit Workers
FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez speaks about what the transit industry must do to address the significant and continuing national-level safety risk related to assaults on transit workers.
WASHINGTON – With assaults on transit workers at an unacceptable level, the Biden-Harris...
Biden Administration Announces More Than $300 Million Available to Make Transit Stations Accessible for All
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $343 million in Fiscal Year 2024 federal funding to make it easier for people with disabilities and mobility needs to access some of the nation's oldest and busiest...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments in Ferry Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced grants totaling $220.2 million from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernize the nation's ferry systems. The program focuses in part on expanding ferry service in rural...