FY21 Enhancing Mobility Innovation Projects

Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q2 2022

This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the second quarter of calendar year 2022 (April - June).

Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Profile

The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada proposes to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) in the Maryland Parkway corridor between the Las Vegas Medical District in the north and the Harry Reid International Airport in the south.

Dear Colleague Letter: Real Estate and NEPA

This Dear Colleague letter reminds project sponsors of FTA’s policies on the acquisition of real property where Federal funds will be, or are anticipated to be, used for the purchase or development of that property.

Dear Colleague Letter: Intercity Bus Nationwide Allocation Model

This Dear Colleague letter informs State Departments of Transportation that intercity bus providers that request to use a nationwide model to allocate costs are eligible to be reimbursed for net operating costs under FTA’s Formula Grants for Rural Areas program (Section 5311(f)), including...

Transit Programs Increase Access to Voting

Public transportation plays an important role connecting millions of Americans to jobs, vital services, and civic participation, including voting. Transit providers across the country are distinctly positioned to reduce some of the obstacles Americans face to exercising their sacred, fundamental...

Impacts on Transit

Presented on May 10 at the 2022 CTAA Expo in Louisville, KY.

Nationwide Historic Bridges Programmatic Evaluation

Programmatic Section 4(f) evaluation and approval for FRA or FTA projects that necessitate the use of historic bridges.

Nationwide Net Benefit Programmatic Evaluation

Programmatic Section 4(f) evaluation and approval for transportation projects that have a net benefit to a Section 4(f) property.

Special Directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

To improve safety for the Greater Boston Area’s rail transit system, FTA issued a series of special directives to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), the state agency responsible for safety oversight of the MBTA’s rail...