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These discretionary program funds will be distributed in accordance with the mission of each program and in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation's environmental sustainability efforts.
Read More →At present there is no domestic manufacturer of streetcar propulsion systems. The propulsion system represents about 20 percent of the total cost of a vehicle. The FTA will fund 80 percent of the $3-million project, with a local match of $600,000.
Read More →Reaffirms the administration’s intent to enter into a full funding grant agreement to provide $3 billion in discretionary FTA New Starts funds for the $8.7 billion project.
Read More →FTA is considering the safety and reliability of the Metro system before granting money for new transit lines including a Purple Line light-rail system in Maryland and streetcar networks in Arlington County and the District.
Read More →FTA says the planned route for the city’s $5.3 billion rail system runs too close to runways at Honolulu International Airport. The final environmental impact statement will be delayed while officials meet to decide how the train can serve the airport without encroaching on airspace.
Read More →Reports on inadequacies of D.C. Metro's safety and oversight efforts. Findings suggest that passengers and workers are at risk, feds say.
Read More →In making the more than $600 million in new awards, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) met an aggressive deadline to award 100 percent of its Recovery Act transit formula dollars by March 5.
Read More →After the FTA rejected BART's request for $70 million in stimulus money for a $492 million rail link to the Oakland airport, 19 local public transit agencies will have a shot at getting a piece of the funding.
Read More →FTA will soon initiate a separate rulemaking process, inviting public comment on ways to appropriately measure all the benefits that result from such investments.
Read More →MagneMotion Inc., a company founded by Richard D. Thornton, emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received a $7.9-million grant in 2008 from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to conduct a three-phase test of its patented Maglev technology.
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