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DOT issues latest clean-energy grants to seven mass-transit systems
April 27, 2016
The latest batch of projects selected by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for its Low- and No-Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (Low-No) recently was unveiled.
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USDOT: FTA grants available for public-transit projects
April 22, 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is offering $20.5 million in grants for measures to increase public-transit access in cities nationwide.
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FTA details inspections, upgrades to D.C. rail system at House hearing
April 20, 2016
The Department of Transportation said recently, in congressional testimony, that it has completed approximately 100 inspections, through its Federal Transit Administration (FTA), of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority's (WMATA) Monorail System.
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FTA unveils final rule to boost state rail safety oversight, enforcement
March 16, 2016
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), recently unveiled its final rule to strengthen the states' safety enforcement and oversight authority for rail transit systems.
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FTA has successful year
December 30, 2015
The U.S. Senate approved the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 Dec. 18. The Senate updated the bill so that it now includes portions of HR 1987, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed May 18. There were also provisions from S. 1611 included in the new bill; S. 1611 was passed by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in the summer of 2015.
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FTA strives for transparency in WMATA supervision
December 18, 2015
In response to requests for the WMATA to make improvements for specific safety deficiencies found in the Metrorail and Metrobus, the FTA has hired staff and developed a Corrective Action Plan. While the WMATA still has the main responsibility of improving the safety of the Metrorail and Metrobus, the FTA first took on temporary direct safety oversight in October.
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FTA gives $92,500 to Cherokee Nation for transportation
December 16, 2015
The public transit buses in northeastern Oklahoma are crucial to the lifestyles of the Cherokee Nation and their transportation needs.Many of these residents use the public buses to commute to work and school every day. From 2013 to 2014, the tribal residents increased their bus ridership by 114 percent. Now the Cherokee Nation makes up approximately 80,000 bus rides every year.
Read more →FTA finances third phase of Jacksonville BRT
December 11, 2015
The FTA recently authorized a second grant to Jacksonville to further its First Coast Flyer BRT. Jacksonville opened the first phase of its BRT system, since the region is a community that relies heavily on public transit. Running between the Rosa Parks Transit Station near downtown north Jacksonville to Interstate-295, the line extends 9.4 miles and includes real-time information.
Read more →TIGER grant to replace 300 buses in rural Texas
November 10, 2015
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $20.8 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program grant to be used to replace unreliable vans and buses in rural communities throughout Texas. The grant will be dedicated to replacing over 300 unreliable public vehicles throughout Texas, which has the largest rural population in the U.S.
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