Today’s Headlines

Feds Still Site Huge New Government Offices in Sprawling Places Without Transit (Governing)
The Economist: America’s Traffic Safety Record Is the Worst in the Developed World
Federal Regulators May Require Large Trucks to Use Speed-Limiting Devices (Argus Leader)
Tennessee Must Reverse Lax Drunk Driving Law or Lose Federal Funding (Knoxville News Sentinel)
FTA Doubles Down on Its Disastrous Buy America Requirement for Rolling Stock (Steel Orbis)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, Takes Action to Protect Cyclists After June Death (WWMT)
Online Tool Will Explore Connection Between Transit and Gentrification in L.A. (CityLab)
BART Offering Incentive to Commute Outside Peak Rush (Curbed SF)
Cincinnati Streetcar Launches Friday (Enquirer)

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Obama Administration to Award $775M for Bus Transit Upgrades

By Elana Schor | May 3, 2010

The Obama administration plans to award $775 million in bus transit grants this summer, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) chief Peter Rogoff announced yesterday during a transit industry conference in Ohio. Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff (in hard hat) (Photo: WaPo) The bus grants are aimed at shoring up aging equipment and helping cash-strapped localities modernize […]

Talking Headways Podcast: When Relatives Take Transit, You Ride Too

By Jeff Wood | Mar 28, 2017

This week's guest is Darnell Grisby, director of policy development and research at the American Public Transportation Association. We discuss the national drop in transit ridership, who rides transit in the United States, and federal policy going forward.

Obama Administration’s Transit Safety Rules to Eventually Apply to Buses

By Elana Schor | Nov 16, 2009

The Obama administration’s proposal for a new federal role in transit safety oversight would eventually apply to buses, although the first round of rules would be directed at subways and light rail, according to the U.S. DOT. Transit buses, such as this Miami model, are expected to be part of the new federal safety plan. […]

FTA Opens the Door For More Transit Expansions to Receive Federal Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 7, 2013

One of the most important federal transit programs has undergone a makeover, and transit advocates are cheering the results. The Federal Transit Administration late last month released new evaluation criteria for transit projects vying for funds from the New Starts and Small Starts programs. These two programs dispensed a total of $2 billion last year, providing […]

Proposed Federal Transit Safety Regs Under Scrutiny From House Panel

By Ben Goldman | Apr 2, 2012

In June 2009, a fatal crash on the D.C. Metro prompted federal lawmakers to consider adding a new layer of transit safety oversight. Senator Barbara Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, introduced the National Metro Safety Act of 2009 to establish national safety standards for transit systems. It was never enacted, but it certainly raised the issue’s profile, and Transportation […]

Miami, Sacramento, Boston Transit Projects Still Seeking Federal Approval

By Elana Schor | Feb 3, 2010

Amid the good vibes yesterday over new federal funding agreements for transit projects in New York City, Oakland, Hartford, and other metro areas, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) also offered a spell of bad news to a few local proposals that are still working to meet the agency’s standards for aid. An extension of Miami’s […]