The plan includes design improvements, restructured fares, enhanced bus corridors, and a modernized trolley network.
The funding, provided through FTA's Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning, will help support nine planning projects in seven states.
Transit agency leaders hosted a rally that called on Congress to urgently deliver significant and immediate federal aid to public transportation systems nationwide.
The primary goal of the Real-Time Asset Management Program is to enhance asset management of infrastructure and safety by deploying innovative technologies that can provide real-time condition assessment of transit capital and facilities.
The partnership builds upon regional transit operators’ comprehensive efforts to keep customers and employees healthy and safe throughout the pandemic.
With city and state budgets radically reduced and questionable hope for federal or state stimulus funding, some are forecasting the end of the transit era.
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.
The SEPTA Disaster Relief Memorial Fund was launched in large part due to feedback from employees who wanted a way to help the spouses, children, and other loved ones of co-workers who have died or were severely ill.
The plan has remained focused on equity, affordability, and ease-of-travel for customers, even as the financial challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic mounted.
In total, $130 million was awarded to 41 projects in 40 states.