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Now is the Time for Transit to Be Bold...So, How Do We Pay for it?

Although COVID-19 has certainly presented the transit industry with significant challenges, the timing of introducing new initiatives might actually be advantageous, tempering unrealistic expectations for success.

FTA Awards $9M to 10 Projects to Advance Transit Innovation, Safety

The Safety Research and Demonstration Program is part of a larger safety research effort at the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides technical and financial support for transit agencies to pursue innovative approaches to eliminate or mitigate safety hazards.

MTI Research Program Asks if Transit is Ready for a Cyber Attack

The report found most transit agencies, which fall within this sector, do not have many of the basic policies or personnel in place to respond to a cyber incident.

FTA Makes $10M Available to Deploy Innovations that Help Transit Industry During COVID-19 Recovery

As communities nationwide shift their focus from response to economic recovery, transit agencies are supporting local efforts by increasing the availability of service.

FTA Issues Final Report to Improve Access to Transportation

The report identifies challenges and barriers to improving access to transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and individuals of low income.

Iowa's DART Adds First Proterra Battery-Electric Bus

The pilot project was made possible thanks to a public-private partnership with MidAmerican Energy who signed on to provide the local match for DART’s Low or No-Emission grant application with the FTA.

FTA Makes $6.2M Available for Transit Planning

The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning.

FTA Rule to Streamline Project Management Oversight for Major Capital Projects

The rule redefines a “major capital project” as a new fixed guideway project — or an expansion, rehabilitation, or modernization of an existing fixed guideway system — with a total project cost of $300 million or more and with a federal investment of $100 million or more.

FTA Awards Grants for BART Transbay, Metro Council LRT Projects

FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams said that the federal funding for both projects “will help create jobs and support communities as they recover from the COVID-19 public health emergency.”

LA Metro Lands FTA Grant for Travel Rewards Program

The $700,000 grant will be used to develop a $1.3 million Travel Rewards Research Pilot Project.

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