INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $2 Billion Construction Grant to Advance the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line Extension Project

Capital Investment Grants Program makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in the people of the South Side of Chicago by funding a critical transportation...

Special Topics in Transit Safety: Bus-to-Person Collisions Overview

FTA's Office of System Safety, Transportation Data Analyst Gibran Abifadel provided an overview of FTA's recent efforts to reduce the safety risk in the transit industry for bus-to-person collisions.

2025 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Travel Trends Report: Transit Ridership on the Rise Nationwide, Industry Supports Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs

WASHINGTON – According to a recent Federal Transit Administration (FTA) report on transit trends, ridership in the United States continues to increase, growing by more than 17% nationwide from 2022 to 2023. The increase reflects more Americans choosing to take buses, subways, light rail, and...

Effectiveness of Wireless Charging for Electric Transit Buses: An Industry Report Summary

This document summarizes the results of a study on the effectiveness of wireless charging as an alternative to wired charging and includes recommendations for deploying wireless charging for public transportation, as mandated in the FY 2023 House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development...

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Webinar

Transit Asset Management State of the Practice Pilot Program Report Summary

This document presents a summary of the results of a review of Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plans and Asset Management (AM) programs nationwide. 

Providing a Dynamic, Data-Driven Micro Transit Service with Smart Dispatch Using Artificial Intelligence Report Summary

This document summarizes the results of FTA’s Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) Initiative Grant goals by implementing innovative technology with an artificial intelligence dispatch to provide a dynamic, data-driven micro-transit service.

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Transit Ridership and Accessibility Report Summary

This document summarizes a report on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on transit accessibility and on transit trends. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees directed FTA to 1) report on the ways COVID-19 impacted transit agencies and transit riders throughout the Nation, including...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $150 Million in Funding to Support New Bus Rapid Transit Line in Indianapolis

Capital Investment Grants Program drives transformative improvements in transit infrastructure, including IndyGo’s Blue Line, which will provide dependable, efficient transit service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit...