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Public Transit

Legacy ID
301

Flexible Funding for Transit and Highway Improvements

Federal law (23 U.S.C. § 104(f); 49 U.S.C. § 5334(i)(1)) allows Federal-Aid Highway Program funding made available for public transportation projects to be flexed (or transferred) to be administered by FTA for public transportation projects. 

See potentially eligible programs at...

Formula Apportionments Data

This page provides links to data from the National Transit Database (NTD) and the U.S. Census that FTA used to calculate the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 formula apportionments. Beginning in FY 2024, FTA has used 2020 Census data in its apportionment calculations.

National Transit Database (NTD...

Fiscal 2015 Apportionment Tables - Full Year

1. Appropriations and Apportionments for Grant Programs — [Excel - Table 1]

2. Section 5303 and 5304 Metropolitan Planning Program and Statewide and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research Program Apportionments — [Excel - Table 2]

3. Section 5307 and Section...

Region 2 Staff Organization

Regional Administrator: Michael Culotta

Deputy Regional Administrator: Donald Burns Administrative Management Specialist: Douglas Stephen Administrative Program Assistant: Jennifer Mateo Team Lead, Transportation Program Specialist: Shira Bergstein Regional Counsel: John...

Michael Culotta

FTA Region 2 Regional Administrator 

Michael Culotta is the Regional Administrator for the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Region 2 Office in New York, New York. In this role, he provides executive direction over a $52 billion portfolio of federal investments that support...

Drug & Alcohol Program

Overview

The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 mandated the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to combat prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse in the transportation industry. For that portion of the transportation industry has to do with the provision of and...

Emergency Management

Emergency Preparedness Guide for Transit Employees on the Job and at Home

Prepared by the Federal Transit Administration and the National Transit Institute, this is a resource document for transit agencies. It provides suggested guidance for transit employees' emergency preparedness at home as...

Safety Training

Following requirements in MAP–21 legislation, FTA develops safety certification training for FTA and state agency personnel who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems and transit agency personnel responsible for safety oversight.