The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $550,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant funding will be used to conduct a comprehensive bus stop inventory across RTD's service area in the Denver metropolitan region. The inventory project will serve as a launchpad to explore strategies for bringing bus stops into...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded the Regional Transportation District (RTD) a $304,227,365 project grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The funding will support RTD's operation of bus and rail lines in the Denver-Aurora urbanized area through September 2024, including salaries, utilities, fuel and other operational costs. Specifically, the American Rescue Plan Act funds will enable RTD to continue providing transit...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $203,367,528 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support operating assistance from April 8, 2021 through April 28, 2022. The Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) makes federal resources available to local and regional government authorities and states for transit capital and operating...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary, is part of the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945). The $996,715.50 grant was awarded to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships to advance bus rapid transit implementation in the Denver region. Key activities and deliverables include an asset concession report,...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $177.56 million Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to fund preventive maintenance and capital costs of contracting from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2022. The grant funds will assist RTD in maintaining transit services for the benefit of patrons and employees in Colorado. No subrecipients are involved in delivering the...
This federal Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) through the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs (CFDA 20.526), provides $24,060,375 to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, Colorado. The funding will be used to replace aging ticket vending machines (TVMs) and vehicle hoists at RTD's district shops maintenance facility. This project aims to improve the ticketing...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) received a $21.8 million project grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525) to fund preventive maintenance activities for its existing rail fixed guideway system from October 2020 through August 2022. The grant provides $17.4 million in High Intensity Fixed Guideway funds and $95,009 in High Intensity Motorbus funds, with an 80% federal and 20% local funding...
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) was awarded a $1,500,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds will be used to hire a consultant to complete a study on transitioning RTD's light rail system to level boarding at stations. The study will include a review of best practices, peer review, public engagement, and a final report providing a station and fleet assessment and roadmap for...
The $233,479,000 federal Project Grant award under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) was provided by the Federal Transit Administration to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) to fund the construction and implementation of environmental mitigation measures for the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. The project aims to reduce transit travel time by 15 to 30 minutes, provide more affordable and reliable...
This $905,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Immediate Office of the Secretary under the Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) is intended to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in which the private sector could assume a greater role in transportation infrastructure planning, development, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation. The primary activity under this award is to assist Wayne...