Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q4 2023

This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the fourth quarter of calendar year 2023 (October - December).

FY24 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual

The FY24 Comprehensive Review Contractor’s Manual conveys FTA’s expectations of our oversight contractors for assessing compliance of FTA recipients. Each question in the contractor’s manual includes:

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $4 Billion in Support for 14 Major Transit Construction Projects Across the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recommended that 14 large transit projects in 11 states receive nearly $4 billion in federal support for construction as part of President Biden's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Request to Congress. These rail and bus rapid transit (...

FTA Drug and Alcohol Newsletter March 2024 Issue 80

The March Issue of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Program Newsletter is now available. Please share the newsletter with colleagues and send comments to FTA.DAMIS@dot.gov.

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FTA Letter to Los Angeles County MTA on Concrete Railroad Ties

This letter, dated December 18, 2015, clarifies that the concrete tie produced by ROCLA Concrete Tie, Inc., is a component of a concrete tie-based fastening system in which the tie-mounted shoulder works in conjunction with the loose clips, mounts, and insulating pads to secure the rails to the...

FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshops

North-South BRT PD Project Profile: FY 2025 Annual Report

Milwaukee County proposes to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) service in the corridor between the Bayshore shopping area in Glendale and Franklin, running chiefly north-south along 27th Street.

Madison North-South Bus Rapid Transit Project Development Project Profile: FY 2025 Annual Report

The City of Madison (the City) proposes to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) service along a 13- to 17-mile corridor running from northern Madison, through downtown and southern Madison, to the City of Fitchburg. The central segment through downtown Madison is proposed to share 3.4 miles of BRT...

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Project Development Project Profile: FY 2025 Annual Report

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the designated representative for the multi-state Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) Team, proposes to replace the aging Interstate 5 (I-5) bridge across the Columbia River with a modern, seismically resilient, multimodal...

Division Street Bus Rapid Transit Project Profile: FY 2025 Annual Report

The Spokane Transit Authority (STA) proposes to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) service on the Division Street Corridor, in Spokane, Washington. The corridor runs approximately 10 miles from Downtown Spokane in the south to suburban Mead in the north, primarily along Division Street, the...