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FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff's Letter

5/7/2010

[PDF version of signed letter]

Dear Colleague:

Recently you received a letter from Deputy Secretary John Porcari emphasizing the importance of working to provide small and disadvantage businesses (DBE) with a fair chance to participate in transit projects. I am writing...

FTA Civil Rights Director Cheryl Hershey’s Letter

January 03, 2011

U.S. Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration

Dear Colleague:

As you will recall, Deputy Transportation Secretary Porcari and FTA Administrator Rogoff reached out last summer for your assistance in improving the level of participation among...

Departmental Civil Rights Director Camille Hazeur’s Memorandum

July 11, 2014

[PDF version of signed memorandum]

Subject: Transition of Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) and Airport Concessions (DBE) Certification Training to the National Highway Institute Learning Management System.

ACTION REQUIRED

Notify recipients and certifiers of...

Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plans

Federal transit law requires that projects selected for funding under the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310) Program be "included in a locally developed, coordinated public transit-human services transportation plan," and that the plan be "...

City of Charlotte

December 18, 2013

FTA granted a non-availability waiver for a Video-Ready Access Device (VRAD) cabinet for utility relocation work associated with the CATS LYNX Blue Line Extension project.

 

Federal Register Notice (PDF)

Updated Region 10 Contacts for Grantees (2016)

Number 2016-0101-07-16

Due to recent staffing changes, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Region 10 has made some adjustments to grantee assignments for our staff. These adjustments will ensure overall workload balancing and that we continue to provide high level and quality of...

Accessible Vehicles

LRT Between Car Barriers - September 15, 2015Central City - (Central City, CO) January 3, 2012San Diego Metropolitan Transit System - (San Diego, CA) July 28, 2011Potomac Rappahannock Transportation Commission - (Woodbridge, VA) January 25, 2008

5. Federal Transit Assistance for Large, Small, and Nonurbanized Areas

The Urbanized Area Formula Program, with its multiple tiers and formula factors, does not allocate funds on a strict per capita basis. The allocations are also targeted to urbanized areas, though the states do play a role in the allocations to urbanized areas under 200,000, as discussed above....