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NewsDecember 18, 2020

TriMet's Kelsey to Retire

A search for Kelsey’s replacement will begin immediately.

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NewsDecember 18, 2020

FTA Awards $544.3M in Funding for 7 Transit Infrastructure Projects

With this announcement, FTA has advanced funding for 41 new CIG projects throughout the nation under this Administration, totaling approximately $10.7 billion in funding commitments.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

FTA Announces $6M in Grant Awards to Improve Transit Access

The funding, provided through FTA's Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, will help support nine planning projects in seven states.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

HDR Names New West Region Transportation Director

Backed by more than 40 years of experience, Sam Tso will provide strategic leadership for the continued diversification of the company’s aviation, highways and bridges, transit, freight rail, and maritime practice areas and the expansion of the firm’s multidisciplinary technical capabilities throughout the region.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeDecember 15, 2020

Pete Buttigieg to Get DOT Secretary Nomination

President-Elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate former presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department, according to published reports.

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NewsDecember 15, 2020

APTA, Industry Urge Congress to #SavePublicTransit

A bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus relief aid package is being discussed in the lame duck session, but that can be only a starting point for negotiations.

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NewsDecember 11, 2020

FTA Extends Administrative Relief for Transit Agencies During COVID-19

Specifically, FTA will extend access to emergency relief funding for operations and allow more time for transit agencies to meet certain regulatory requirements.

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NewsDecember 11, 2020

NVTC Report Presses WMATA to Encourage People to Ride Bus, Rail Systems

The report also presents the last annual set of performance and condition data prior to the stay at home orders issued in the region and travel changes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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PodcastsDecember 10, 2020

St. Louis Metro's Jessica Mefford-Miller discusses a new electric bus program, on-demand solutions, and mobile ticketing

Jessica Mefford-Miller, executive director for St. Louis’s Metro Transit discusses an electric bus program, the addition of mobile ticketing, as well as how the pandemic has impacted the region and how it will shape the future of mobility.

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VideosDecember 10, 2020

Coalition Calls for Emergency Federal Funding

Transit agency leaders hosted a rally that called on Congress to urgently deliver significant and immediate federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide.

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