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Federal Transit Administration Proposes New Requirements to Improve Transit Worker Safety
WASHINGTON – To protect transit workers and riders, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing new safety requirements authorized under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
In a proposed update to the Public...
Federal Transit Administration Recognizes Chicago Transit Authority’s Work to Reduce its Environmental Footprint in Earth Day Celebration
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)'s plans to electrify its bus fleet to combat climate change. CTA's work, part of FTA's Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet initiative, garnered the...
Federal Transit Administration Recognizes New York MTA’s Work to Reduce its Environmental Footprint in Earth Day Celebration
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the exemplary efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for comprehensive plans to electrify its bus fleet to combat climate change. MTA’s work, part of FTA's Sustainable...
Federal Transit Administration Recognizes Minnesota Valley Transit Authority’s Work to Reduce its Environmental Footprint in Earth Day Celebration
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the exemplary efforts of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) for its plans to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change. MVTA's work, part of FTA's Sustainable Transit for a...
Federal Transit Administration Recognizes Everett Transit for Reducing its Environmental Footprint, Tackling Climate Change
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the exemplary efforts of Everett Transit for its plans to electrify its bus fleet within five years to combat climate change. Everett Transit's work, part of FTA's Sustainable Transit for a...
FTA Announces More than $14 Billion in Federal Funding to Support Public Transportation Across the U.S.
WASHINGTON – As part of its annual support to transit systems nationwide, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published details about the formula funding that helps communities maintain and operate the trains, buses, and ferries that provide more than half a million transit trips...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $240 Million to Support Additional Bus Rapid Transit in the Twin Cities
Funding will be used to create better, more convenient transit with fewer emissions for east metro residents to reach downtown St. Paul
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a grant award of $...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $8.9 Million for Tribal Transit Projects Nationwide
President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides nearly 83% more competitive funding over five years for transit on Indian Lands and Alaska Native villages
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today...
Federal Transit Administration Announces Availability of $212.3 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Help Transit Agencies Affected by Disasters
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $212.3 million under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program to transit agencies to help them recover from major declared disasters in 2017 and 2020-2022...