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NewsSeptember 7, 2021

FTA Urges Transit Agencies to Continue Emphasizing Importance of Vaccinations

Only 14% of Americans now say that they are not likely to get vaccinated, according to a recent Ipsos poll.

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NewsAugust 30, 2021

FTA Summit Highlights Best Practices to Increase Transit Ridership

More than 3,000 transit professionals and stakeholders joined FTA’s national conversation held throughout July and August.

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NewsAugust 24, 2021

IndyGo Lands $81M FTA Grant for Purple Line BRT Project

The Purple Line project will operate along a corridor between downtown Indianapolis northeast and downtown Lawrence and replace and improve much of the existing Route 39 local bus service, one of the highest ridership routes in the IndyGo system.

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NewsAugust 20, 2021

Stantec to Lead Strategic Plans for Transit-Oriented Communities

The planning programs will support the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) stated goals of increasing access to affordable housing options.

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NewsAugust 10, 2021

FTA Announces All Applicable Transit Agencies and States Have Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans

The safety plans were required to be completed by July 20, following an FTA rule issued in 2018.

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NewsAugust 9, 2021

FTA Awards $59.9M Grant for Seattle BRT Project

The 2.3-mile BRT line will provide fast, frequent, reliable, and safe public transportation along Madison Street, improving connections between key destinations in downtown Seattle and densely populated neighborhoods in the surrounding area.

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NewsAugust 3, 2021

FTA Announces $5M Award to Launch New National Transit Workforce Center

Based in Silver Spring, Md., ITLC will serve as FTA’s first ever national technical assistance center to help transit agencies recruit, hire, train, and retain a diverse workforce needed now and in the future.

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NewsJuly 21, 2021

FTA: Americans Riding Public Transportation in Greater Numbers

Ridership is up for several agencies by up to 80%, including OKC's EMBARK and Richmond, Va.'s GRTC.

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NewsJuly 15, 2021

FTA Releases High-Priority Transit Safety Concerns RFI

The agency expanded its safety oversight capabilities in 2019, when it established an internal Safety Risk Management process to identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor safety concerns impacting the transit industry.

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NewsJuly 15, 2021

UC Davis Adding New Flyer Battery-Electric Buses

The purchase is supported by FTA funds and begins conversion of the current Unitrans fleet, comprised of CNG buses, to zero-emission as existing vehicles reach end of life.

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