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NewsApril 15, 2022

SEPTA Releases $1.61B Proposal for Fare Enhancements

The SEPTA Board will consider the proposal at its June meeting.

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NewsApril 11, 2022

New Orleans RTA Unveils New Paratransit Vehicles

The 21 new paratransit vehicles were funded by a competitive $13M grant award through the FTA’s 2020 Bus and Bus Facilities program.

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NewsApril 6, 2022

U.S. DOT Announce More Than $20B for Communities to Support Transit

The funding levels will provide 58% more funding, enabling transit agencies to expand services for residents in communities large and small.

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NewsMarch 29, 2022

Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New Public Transit Services Forward

The transit projects create and sustain construction and operations-related jobs and help communities provide better, more frequent transit service.

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NewsMarch 28, 2022

SEPTA Approves Plan to Invest New Fed Infrastructure Funds

The approval comes after public hearings were held on the proposed amendment earlier this month.

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NewsMarch 23, 2022

President Biden, US DOT Announce $2.9B of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

Combining three major discretionary grant programs into one Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant opportunity reduces the burden for state and local applicants and increases the pipeline of “shovel-worthy” projects that are now possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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NewsMarch 14, 2022

U.S. DOT Announces $409M for 70 Transportation Projects

The grants support modernizing and improving the most widespread form of transit in America and will help dozens of communities buy new technology and electric buses.

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ArticlesFebruary 20, 2022

'Transformative' IIJA Bill Could Help Transit Build Far Into the Future

The public transportation industry and its large supplier base are about to receive their largest financial boost in history. The boost will then become even larger and more sustained if other pending legislative actions remain on track.

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NewsFebruary 3, 2022

FTA Makes $5B in Transit Funding Available Through Formula Grants

The funds were made available under the Further Extending Government Funding Act, which provides partial-year spending authority through February 18, 2022.

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NewsFebruary 2, 2022

U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $513.6 Million Grant Award to Metra in Illinois

This funding is part of more than $30 billion for public transportation in the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Biden last March.

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