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Category: Public Transport


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA awards $220M to federal programs supporting passenger ferry services

May 22, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) soon will make available $220 million in Passenger Ferry Program and the Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program funding to support passenger ferry service. The Passenger Ferry Program provides funding for the purchase, replacement or […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Kentucky DOT breaks ground on new transit center

May 11, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Tuesday, the Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray and other elected officials broke ground on a new transit facility and parking garage they say will improve transportation for Kentucky residents. The new modern public transit facility located in the state […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FRA to award $5.8M for interstate rail compacts

May 10, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will make available $5.8 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Interstate Rail Compacts (IRC) Program. The program provides funding and technical assistance to entities implementing IRCs, an early step to delivering […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

USDOT announces $12M in funding for U.S. Marine Highway program

May 3, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), more than $12 million has been allocated for the U.S. Marine Highway Program in 2023. Funds will be used to increase the use of the country’s navigable waterways, especially in […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Senators push GAO to study barriers to accessible rural transit

April 28, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the barriers to providing accessible public transit to residents in rural areas. U.S. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Fetterman (D-PA), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Elizabeth […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA publishes details on formula funding to help communities operate public transit

April 17, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently published details about the formula funding used to help communities maintain and operate trains, buses, and ferries. A total of $14 billion will be invested in 2023 in states and transit agencies. Funding will […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

APTA applauds call for more public transit funding

April 3, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Thursday, as more than 120 U. S. Representatives called for Congress to fully fund public transit Capital Investment Grants (CIG), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said it agreed with their stance. In a letter to the leaders of […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Philadelphia creates Transportation Fund to cover operating, capital costs for city transit

March 6, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The city of Philadelphia recently split the General Fund to create a new Transportation Fund, Mayor Jim Kennedy announced on Thursday during his presentation to City Council on the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. The split does not require additional staff […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

EPA chief pledges to support nationwide deployment of electric school buses

February 13, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Wednesday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan said his agency would continue to provide funding for electric school buses after unprecedented demand. Regan made his remarks at the Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kan., […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA announces grant to study link between transportation insecurity, poverty

February 10, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it would make funding available to study whether a lack of regular and reliable access to transportation is linked to poverty. Federal officials said one in four Americans […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Biden administration, Transportation Department announce nine national recipients of historic Mega Project grants

February 2, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday the recipients of the administration’s new National Infrastructure Project Assistant (Mega) discretionary grant program. The new Mega grant program will provide $1.2 billion in discretionary funds to nine large infrastructure […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA awards $384.4M to ferry services expansion initiatives

January 30, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded $384.4 million in grants to 11 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands for expanding and improving ferry service. Funding can be used to transition to zero-emission transportation, build new terminals and docks, expand […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Illinois awards $113.8M to transit providers

January 26, 2023

Via: Transportation Today News

The Illinois Department of Transportation recently awarded 32 transit systems $113.8 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital program to advance 44 projects. The projects provide more transportation options in communities outside the Chicago area and promote an enhanced quality of […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Federal Railroad Administration releases priorities for Northeast Corridor

November 18, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released its list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. The NEC Project Inventory guides up to $24 billion in funding FRA will […]


Basic Services, Infrastructure, Public Transport, Public Works

Feds prep $500M program for transportation tech

September 19, 2022

Via: FCW

The process to award $500 million in federal grants that states and local governments can use to pay for cutting-edge transportation projects is slated to get underway later this month. Funding for the competitive program, dubbed Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Interruption to rail service could cost economy $2B per day, report says

September 12, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

A newly released report from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has found that interruption to the country’s rail service could impact economic output and cost more than $2 billion per day. A shutdown looms as unions continue to negotiate […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

FTA issues additional special directives to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority after inspection

September 2, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a new set of safety changes for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rail transit system following a safety inspection. The new changes are in addition to the ones announced […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Minnesota receives $3.4M federal grant for six electric buses

August 25, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Tuesday it had secured a $3.4 million federal grant for six electric buses. The new buses, MnDOT said, will replace six conventional gas-powered buses in rural transit systems in that state, including two buses […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Presidential Emergency Board issues rail contract to avert strike

August 19, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

The Presidential Emergency Board, the organization charged with helping to resolve contract differences between the U.S. Class I railroads and their unionized workforce, made its recommendations Tuesday in a report to the White House, the railroads, and organized labor. The […]


Basic Services, Public Transport

Transportation Department proposes improvements to disadvantaged business program regulations

July 25, 2022

Via: Transportation Today News

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would be modernizing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) program regulations. Part of the federal government’s commitment to advancing equity and ensuring access to contracting opportunities, the […]