Transit Infrastructure US DOT Launches $1.75B Transit Accessibility Program Tom Ichniowski July 26, 2022 No Comments Officials estimate that more than 900 stations at 17 "legacy" transit systems are not yet fully accessible to people with disabilities.Read More
Infrastructure Act US DOT Allocates $20.2B in IIJA Transit Aid Buttigieg: Total Is Record Sum for Single Year Tom Ichniowski April 6, 2022 No Comments The top five states to receive DOT transit funding—N.Y., Calif., Ill., N.J., Texas—will get more than a quarter of the total amount. Read More
New Infrastructure Act FTA Releases First Installment of IIJA Funds to Transit Systems Tom Ichniowski February 7, 2022 No Comments The release covers only part of fiscal 2022 funds; an appropriations measure is needed for the rest.Read More
Biden Administration Biden Picks Nominees for Top OSHA, Federal Transit Posts Tom Ichniowski April 12, 2021 No Comments Cal/OSHA chief Parker named for OSHA Job, transit agency veteran Fernandez selected for FTA.Read More
Transit Infrastructure FTA Allocates $554M to Seven Transit Projects Tom Ichniowski December 17, 2020 No Comments Projects are a mix of heavy rail, light rail, streetcars and bus rapid transit.Read More
Rail Transit Infrastructure DOT, Amtrak Weigh Near-Term Repair Plan for Hudson River Tunnel Tom Ichniowski February 27, 2020 No Comments But top House appropriator calls plan "a nonstarter," unless DOT also funds new $12B Hudson tunnel.Read More
Public Transportation FTA Awards $1.4 Billion for Bus, Rail Transit Projects Tom Ichniowski April 9, 2019 No Comments Five new Bus Rapid Transit projects will divide $225 million in Capital Investment Grant aid.Read More
Infrastructure Funding What Must Happen In The Next Three Weeks To Avoid Another Shutdown States may be cautious about spending commitments in the face of uncertainty Tom Ichniowski January 26, 2019 One Comment Funds should start to flow again at reopened agencies but month's backlog could slow permitting, other approvals.Read More
Transportation Transit Systems Start to Feel the Squeeze from the Shutdown Tom Ichniowski January 14, 2019 No Comments Lack of FTA personnel on the job hampers needed approvals.Read More
Seattle's Sound Transit Gets $1.2B Fed. Grant for Light Rail Extension Tim Newcomb January 9, 2019 No Comments A nearly $1.2-billion grant from the Federal Transit Administration to the Seattle-area Sound Transit agency marks the largest transit grant since Donald Trump became president.Read More