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Press Releases

If you are interested in searching for press releases prior to 2021, please visit our News Archive.

January 15, 2025

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service in communities of all sizes across the country

WASHINGTON – The U.S...

January 13, 2025

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.6 million in grants to 26 American Indian...

January 13, 2025

Fast, frequent transit service will cut carbon emissions, reduce traffic between Monterey and Salinas

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA...

January 10, 2025

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...

January 8, 2025

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...

January 7, 2025

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

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December 19, 2024

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $62.8 million grant award to the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to support a new bus rapid transit (BRT) route to provide fast, frequent public...

December 18, 2024

Latest federal funding represents one of the largest transit investments in the region

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $267.8...

October 31, 2024

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced nearly $10.5 million in grants to support the development and preservation of affordable housing near public transit in communities across the...

October 29, 2024

First-of-its-kind rule sets minimum standards for rail transit agencies to improve safety conditions and protect track workers

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal...