Public Transit
Legacy ID
301
TSO Spotlight March 2023 Issue
FTA's March 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter discusses how transit agencies can help prevent human trafficking, introduces a member of the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety and highlights the National Roadway Safety Strategy Call to Action Campaign.
Dear Colleague letter: Increased Federal Share under the Metropolitan Planning Program and State Planning and Research Program
FTA is increasing federal support of planning activities that help communities with lower population densities or lower average incomes, compared to surrounding areas, expand access to public transportation. This Dear Colleague letter describes the eligibility criteria for the increased...
FTA Toolkit - Applying Increased Federal Share Toward Planning Grants 49 USC 5305(f)(2)
This toolkit provides information about developing grant applications for planning grants with increased Federal support. FTA is increasing support for planning activities that help communities with lower population densities or lower average incomes expand access to public transportation. The...
Community Organization Webinar and Regional Office Hours
FTA held a webinar and a series or regional office hours to provide community-based organizations a better understanding of FTA’s programs, oversight, and technical assistance resources. The webinar provided organizations that support local public transportation initiatives, bicycling and...
Federal Transit Administration Announces Availability of $212.3 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Help Transit Agencies Affected by Disasters
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $212.3 million under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program to transit agencies to help them recover from major declared disasters in 2017 and 2020-2022...
Transit Stakeholder Engagement
FTA solicits input from numerous stakeholder groups to inform our programs and initiatives and improve our communications and technical assistance. Public and stakeholder input helps FTA better address industry needs while achieving the agency’s goals and priorities.
Engagement...