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Press Releases

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

August 31, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, following a safety inspection of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a...

August 25, 2022

Projects help transit agencies buy dozens of climate-friendly electric buses and fund a new bus rapid transit line to modernize and improve rides

RALEIGH, NC – Today, Federal Transit...

August 25, 2022

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit...

August 16, 2022

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of...

August 10, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) together awarded $49.2 million in innovative technology grants to improve mobility and multimodal connections...

August 9, 2022

WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to reduce barriers to transportation for all Americans, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $6 million...

July 26, 2022

Historic investments through the new All Stations Accessibility Program will improve accessibility at transit stations

WASHINGTON – Thirty-two years after the passage of the Americans with...

July 8, 2022

New investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law focus on rural service and ferry electrification

WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden Administration is announcing historic levels of funding to...

June 23, 2022

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded grants to help marginalized communities across the country. Approximately $16.2 million will fund...