Sean Duffy Sworn In as Secretary of U.S. Department of Transportation and Takes Immediate Action to Make Cars More Affordable

WASHINGTON — Today, Sean Duffy was officially sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). Secretary Duffy was administered the oath of office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court and was joined by his family. Upon...

Grants awarded to tribal communities to enhance transit and better connect residents to jobs, school, healthcare & more

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $79.7 Million Grant for New Bus Rapid Transit Line in King County, WA

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. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $22.2 Million to Support Bus Rapid Transit in California’s Central Coast Region

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) today announced a $22.2 million construction grant award with...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces 26 Tribes and Alaska Native Villages Receive $9.6 Million From the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Transit

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.6 million in grants to 26 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities to improve their public transit systems in 14 states. The competitive grants through FTA's Tribal Transit...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $2 Billion Construction Grant to Advance the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red Line Extension Project

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 of the South Side of Chicago by funding a critical transportation...

Travel Trends Report: Transit Ridership on the Rise Nationwide, Industry Supports Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs

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 from 2022 to 2023. The increase reflects more Americans choosing to take buses, subways, light rail, and...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Close to $150 Million in Funding to Support New Bus Rapid Transit Line in Indianapolis

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

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

The Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection regulation includes minimum standards to improve safety for transit workers who work on or around the tracks

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $63 Million Grant to Support New Bus Rapid Transit Line in Salt Lake County

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 transportation in Salt Lake County, Utah. The...