FTA Resources - APTA TRANSform 2024

The Federal Transit Program Turns 60

The idea for the federal transit program was born with a message to Congress by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 and launched in 1964 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act.

Over its...

FTA Local Community Organization Webinar, April 2023

This webinar hosted by FTA provided community organizations, advocates and civic associations with background about FTA’s mission, programs, and role in local transit-supportive projects.

Community Organization Webinar and Regional Office Hours

FTA held a webinar and a series or regional office hours to provide community-based organizations a better understanding of FTA’s programs, oversight, and technical assistance resources. The webinar provided organizations that support local public transportation initiatives, bicycling and...

Transit Stakeholder Engagement

FTA solicits input from numerous stakeholder groups to inform our programs and initiatives and improve our communications and technical assistance. Public and stakeholder input helps FTA better address industry needs while achieving the agency’s goals and priorities. 

Engagement...

Mission, Vision, Values and Goals

FTA’s mission is to improve America’s communities through public transportation. We envision a better quality of life for all built on public transportation excellence.

As FTA executes its policies, programs and initiatives to support the nation’s transit systems,...

National Transit Renewal Summit Presentation

FTA-Transit-Renewal-Summit-Presentation.pdf

This presentation accompanied FTA’s National Transit Renewal Summit held August 27, 2021 with industry partners, community groups and advocacy organizations. They discussed best practices and messages to increase transit access and ridership...

FTA Listening Session To Help Renew Transit Ridership Nationwide, Share Best Practices for Recovery

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National Transit Renewal Summit Slated for Friday, Aug. 27, 11:00 AM (ET); Please Register

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will hold a National...

America’s Open and Transit’s Open Final Report

This report is a culmination of what FTA heard during three listening sessions held in July and August 2021. Transit agencies nationwide — large and small, urban and rural — can consider adapting these practices to renew ridership on their systems.

National Transit Renewal Collaborators

Thank you to the representatives from dozens of agencies and organizations lent their expertise to FTA’s America’s Open and Transit’s Open national conversation.