2016 Report to Congress on the State Safety Oversight Program

2016 Report to Congress on the State Safety Oversight (SSO) Formula Grant Program

New TrAMS and NTD Security Requirements and User Lockout

Date: 1/13/2017Number: 2017-02

FTA has implemented new security requirements to the Appian platform that houses both TrAMS and NTD. The change requires users be locked out after 60 days of inactivity. The first lockouts started January 26, 2017. Users who have not logged...

FTA-CALSTART Low-No Webinar Jan 24 2017 Transcript

Transcript of presentation given by CALSTART at a January 24, 2017 webinar on deploying low- or no-emission buses. 

Best Practices: Deploying Low or No Emission Buses (CALSTART)

This presentation was given by CALSTART at a January 24, 2017 webinar on deploying low- or no-emission buses. 

Dana Nifosi

Dana Nifosi currently serves the Acting Chief Counsel of the Federal Transit Administration. She first joined FTA in February 2012 as Deputy Chief Counsel. In her role, she advises the FTA leadership on all legal matters that come before the agency, including...

FTA Announces $3 Million in Grant Selections for Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program

FTA today announced the selection of The Ohio State University and Auburn University to receive up to $3 million in FY2016 funding though the Low and No-Emission Component Assessment Program.

FTA Announces Funding Opportunity for Tribal Transit

The Federal Transit Administration today announced the availability of approximately $5 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2017 Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program), contingent on Congressional appropriation. 

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Table 3A: Section 5307 Operating Assistance Special Rule Operator Caps - (7/12ths)

The total available for operating assistance is based on FY 2015 NTD Data and the Section 5307 funding shown in FTA Apportionment Table #3.

Santa Ana/Garden Grove Streetcar Project Engineering Profile

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) proposes to implement streetcar service between the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center and the Harbor Boulevard Station in Garden Grove. A portion of the service is planned to use the historic Pacific Electric Railway right-of-way that is...

Minneapolis Blue Line Extension Engineering Profile

The Metropolitan Council is planning a light rail transit (LRT) extension of the METRO Blue Line from the existing Target Field LRT station in downtown Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park in suburban Hennepin County serving the suburban municipalities of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale and Crystal. The...