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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1.7 Billion to Help Put Better, Cleaner Buses on the Roads in Communities Across the Country
Beyond Cleaner Buses, Grant Winners Invest in America’s Workers with Strong Labor Provisions
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced 130 awards totaling nearly $1.7 billion from President Biden...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $150 Million Grant for Bus Rapid Transit in Pittsburgh
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 Administration (FTA) today announced a $149.9 million construction...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $11 Million in Grants to Support Automated Technology Research That Improves Bus Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $11.6 million to support six transit bus automation research projects that will improve safety, efficiency, and accessibility on the road and in bus maintenance yards. Examples of projects...
Federal Transit Administration Asks for Comment on Proposed Updates to National Public Transportation Safety Plan
WASHINGTON – As part of continuing efforts to strengthen safety for both frontline transit workers and riders across the country, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today proposed an updated version of the National Public Transportation Safety Plan....
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $220 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $220 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support or modernize passenger ferry service in rural and urban communities across the country....
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $700 Million in Grants to Replace Aging Passenger Railcars in Six Transit Systems
Grants largely invest in medium-sized transit agencies that often lack the resources needed to make long-overdue improvements
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selection of six...
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...