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Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet Challenge
Federal Transit Administration
On Earth Day 2023, FTA recognized the exemplary efforts of four transit agencies to combat climate change through the Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet initiative. FTA presented awards to celebrate agencies that are reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with unique strategies that work for their systems and their communities.
FTA Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Revisions to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) Regulation
Mass Transit - Apr. 24, 2023
The proposed rule changes include developing safety plans with input from frontline transit agency representatives and the creation of risk reduction programs.
Biden-Harris Administration Opens Applications For $848 Million in Competitive Grant Funding to Make Roads, Bridges, Transit, Rail, and Ports More Resilient to Climate Change
U.S. Department of Transportation - Apr. 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) opened applications for the first round of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program.
FTA Makes $14 Billion Available in Transit Formula Funding to Support Public Transportation Across U.S.
Mass Transit - Apr. 17, 2023
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is making $14 billion in transit formula funding available to states and transit agencies across the United States to help improve public transportation, meeting local goals such as upgrading stations and tracks, transitioning to next-generation buses, planning and designing new transit corridors and providing specialized service for seniors and riders with disabilities.
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