Welcome to the Federal
Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Affairs web page.
FTA is the federal agency which helps cities and
communities nationwide provide mobility to their
citizens. Through its grant programs, FTA provides
financial & planning assistance to help plan, build,
& operate rail, bus & paratransit systems. The
agency also assists in the development of local &
regional traffic reduction.
PRESS RELEASES FROM 2003
December
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $2.85
Billion Federal Down Payment To Restore Mass Transit in Lower Manhattan
(12/03/03)
October
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $21.6 Million to New
Orleans Regional Transit Authority (10/9/03)
Federal Transit Administration Hosts Emergency Preparedness Forum in
Boston, MA (10/7/03)
September
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $39 Million for Expanded Bus
Service and Transit Enhancements in Five Alabama Communities
(10/01/03)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $127
Million to the New Jersey Transit Corporation (9/30/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.9 Million for New Transit
Facilities in Louisville, KY (9/30/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $2.4 Million for Denver
Avenue Transit Station (9/30/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.6 Million for Kentucky
(9/30/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $9.6 Million for Transit
Projects in Nevada (9/29/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $4 Million For Enhanced
Transit Services in Portland, OR (9/26/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $14.9 Million for Expanded
Bus Service and Transit Enhancements in Six Florida Communities
(9/26/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $15 Million for Expanded Bus
Service and Transit Enhancements in Four Texas Communities (9/26/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $8.4 Million for the
Regional Rail Transit Project and a New Bus Facility in North Carolina
(9/25/03)
Federal Funds
Awarded for the Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center (9/22/03)
Federal Funds
Awarded for the Stamford Urban Transitway (9/22/03)
U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta to
Announce Grant to San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) (9/12/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta to Announce Grants to Los Angeles
County (9/12/03)
August
U.S.
Department of Transportation Awards $2.9 Million to Georgia for
Improved Public Transportation (8/20/03)
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Awards $40.7 Million in Grants to Pittsburgh, PA
(8/19/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces $1.3 Million Grant for Chatham
County and Savannah Buses (8/13/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $2 Million Grant To University
of South Florida's Center for Urban Transportation Research (8/11/03)
July
U.S.
Department of Transportation Launches Program Providing Economic
Growth Opportunities to Small, Disadvantaged Businesses (7/29/03)
June
FTA Streamlines Contracting Rules(6/20/03)
U.S.
Transportation Secretary Mineta Announces Funding For
First Lower Manhattan Recovery Transit Project(06/20/03)
May
Federal
Transit Administrator Receives National Award for Advocacy on Behalf
of Rural Public Transportation (5/20/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Awards $59 Million to the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for Extension of the Blue
Line (5/16/03)
Federal
Transit Administration Partners with the Transit Industry, the
American Red Cross and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to
Launch Emergency Preparedness Campaign (5/15/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $69 Million Grant to Tri-County
Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) (5/15/03)
DOT
Announces $9.9 Million To Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
Authority (Sound Transit) (5/8/03)
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Announces $51 Million To Metra in Chicago, IL
(5/8/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $4 Million Grant for Wisconsin
for Job Access Transportation Service (5/5/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $1.2 Million to Georgia for Job
Access Transportation Service (5/2/03)
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Announces $2.4 Million in Grants to NYC Department of
Transportation (5/2/03)
April
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Announces $5.8 Million in Grants to WMATA (4/24/03)
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.4 Million
to Michigan for Job Access Transportation Service (4/24/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $5.4 Million Grant for South
Bend Public Transportation (4/17/03)
DOT
Announces $3.5 Million to Connecticut for Job Access Transportation
Service (4/16/03)
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $1.5 Million For Ways to Work,
Inc. to Assist Families in Four Ohio Counties (4/16/03)
Federal
Transit Administration Partners with the Transit Industry, the
American Red Cross and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to
Launch Emergency Preparedness Campaign (4/14/03)
March
DOT
Announces $3.9 Million To Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
(3/6/03)
DOT
Announces $4.5 Million to Tennessee Department of Transportation for
Job Access Transportation Service (3/6/03)
February
U.S.
Department of Transportation Announces $351 Million to North San Diego
County Transit Development Board for Oceanside-Escondido Rail Corridor (2/26/03)
Federal
Transit Administration Launches Emergency Preparedness Forum in San
Diego, CA (2/24/03)
Federal
Transit Administration Launches Emergency Preparedness Forum in Los
Angeles, CA (2/3/03)
January
Federal
Transit Administration Launches Emergency Preparedness Forum in
Newark, NJ (1/17/03)
Transportation
Secretary Mineta Announces $54M in 9/11 Funding for Ferry Facilities
in New York and New Jersey (1/15/03)
Federal
Transit Administration Launches Emergency Preparedness Forum in
Hartford, CT (1/3/03)
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