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VANCOUVER, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $38.5 million in federal funding toward a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Clark County. The new BRT system, called the Vine, will offer faster, more convenient...
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $9.5 million in grants to 19 projects in 13 states selected to help train a new generation of skilled workers and support long-term careers in the public transportation industry. The announcement was made at the Los Angeles...
SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the opening of Sacramento’s Blue Line light rail extension to Cosumnes River College (CRC), which will significantly improve transit options for residents traveling between...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a proposed rule to establish a Public Transportation Safety Program under FTA’s new safety oversight authority established by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century...
FTA Publishes Final Interim Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grant Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published a Federal Register notice announcing new Final Interim Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grant Program (CIG). The guidance describes how FTA...
BETHESDA, Md. – Today, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Therese McMillan was at a bus stop just north of Bethesda Maryland to highlight the success of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the landmark legislation’s 25th anniversary. The Acting...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently conducted an inspection of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail and bus systems that identified organizational deficiencies and operational...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would improve the process for testing the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with federal dollars. The proposed rule would...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that 13 organizations in nine states will receive a share of $29 million in grant funding through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Innovative Safety, Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selection of 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of advanced, non-polluting transit buses on the road in...