Public Transit
Fiscal Year 2021 CRRSAA Act Supplemental Public Transportation Apportionments and Allocations
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) includes $14 billion in supplemental appropriations allocated to support the transit industry during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Table 1: CRRSAA Appropriations and Apportionments for Grant...
Federal Share / Local Match
To determine acceptable sources of local match, please refer to specific program information in FTA Circulars, or Notices of Apportionments or Notices of Funding Opportunities in the Federal Register.
In general, FTA grants funding for:
Capital...PTASP Documentation and Recordkeeping
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR Part 673) establishes requirements for public transportation systems to implement an Agency Safety Plan (ASP). One of these] requirements is for transit agencies to maintain ASP documents. This article presents some...
PTASP Documentation and Recordkeeping - March 31, 2021
This webinar provides transit agencies and States with sample approaches to PTASP documentation and recordkeeping. Guest transit agency speakers from Altoona Metro Transit and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority share their experiences and answer questions from...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $187 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four Bus Rapid Transit Projects
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $187 million in federal funding will be allocated to four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure projects in California, Utah, and Washington State. Funding is provided through FTA’s...Insurance and Liability for Automated Transit Buses: State of the Practice Review (Report 0192)
This report provides an overview of the state of the practice of insuring automated transit buses, as informed by insurance industry representatives and stakeholders with recent experience regarding automated transit bus pilots and demonstration projects.
Transit’s Role in COVID-19 Vaccination National Peer Exchange (March 26, 2021)
The national peer exchange on transit’s role in COVID-19 vaccination focuses on how transit agencies are working to provide vaccine access to transit workers and their communities. Participants included the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local partners including transit...
TAMNews - March 2021
This issue of TAMNews announces the date for the 2021 TAM Roundtable along with the updated NTD Narrative Report Example Format.