Congress Passes FY 2020 Funding Bill This week, in a flurry of action, Congress passed the FY 2020 Transportation Budget. The legislation includes funding above and beyond what was authorized by the FAST Act. Below is a brief summary: USDOT The bill provides $1.0 billion for national infrastructure investments, these have been called TIGER and…
On Tuesday, June 18, at 2 p.m. EDT, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will host a second webinar for potential applicants and other stakeholders interested in the Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Demonstration Program. FTA staff will provide further information on the application process, key requirements, including data, and will answer frequently asked questions.…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation has released a ‘Transit Tech Spotlight” that focuses on available technologies for trip planning, fare payment, and integration.Technology can play a critical role in improving rider experience, thus increasing transit ridership and reducing the number of people on our roads. Simple, seamless, and multi-modal trip planning and fare collection are…
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released 2017 National Transit Database (NTD) data products. The NTD is used by the FTA to allocate Federal formula funds amongst other purposes. For more information on FTA funding programs, check out CoaST’s Transportation 101 series on FTA Funding programs and FTA funding basics Visit the NTD Data page to…
In this “Transportation 101”, we are ‘POSITIVE’ you will learn something new. Positive Train Control (PTC) requirements are impacting transit agencies across the country. The oncoming Federally-mandated December 31 deadline and potential restrictions and penalties for missing the deadline may have a large impact on rail and transit services across the nation. CoaST will host a…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the numerous FTA grant programs and discuss which ones are discretionary and which ones are formula. In this Transportation 101 you will learn: The different FTA grant programs What each program can be used for What programs are formula vs. competitive Who has access to what funds Other requirements…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the basics behind the FTA capital cost of contracting policy. The FTA capital cost of contracting policy is the way that recipients of transit funds are able to contract for transit service. Within this policy, there are a number of nuances that we will review. Jon Martz of…
In this “Transportation 101”, we will review the basics behind FTA funding. FTA has several discretionary and formula funding pots that can be used for a variety of projects. In this webinar, we will go through the a broad overview of the following The different discretionary & formula funding pots How money is distributed What…