This $4,125,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507), will fund preliminary engineering and design for passenger improvements adjacent to Sound Transit's East Link, Downtown Redmond Link Extension, and Lynnwood Link Extension stations. The activities under this grant may include designing new or relocated Metro bus stops, shelters, benches, lighting, real-time bus arrival...
This $20,989,232 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will be used by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to improve customer experience and increase transit ridership in the San Francisco Bay Area. The funding will be used to fabricate, install, and refurbish signage at transit hubs and bus stops across the region. This includes facility markers, station identification signs, maps, wayfinding...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration provides $4,548,376 in funding to King County Metro Transit for preliminary engineering and design of a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) RapidRide corridor along Rainier Ave S. in Seattle. The activities include planning for potential future construction of BRT lanes, signal modifications, enhanced stations/stops, and supporting multimodal infrastructure to increase...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) was awarded a $1,675,000 Project Grant from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on May 24, 2022 to improve bus speed and reliability on up to six priority bus corridors in Chicago, Illinois through March 30, 2028. Funds will support completion of design work and implementation of bus priority treatments and targeted solutions on the identified corridors. Expected outcomes include diverting an estimated...
This Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) provides $7,980,000 to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to implement a Centralized Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system for the city of Chicago. The project involves the design, installation, and implementation of hardware and software to enable TSP without requiring additional field equipment. Key products and services include timing design, signal...
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $29,531,546 Project Grant under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to the County of Miami-Dade, doing business as Miami-Dade Transportation & Public Works (DTPW), on July 26, 2024. The grant funding will support the construction of a 20-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) project along the existing South Dade Busway corridor in Florida. Key project elements include the...
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has received a $500,000 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The grant will fund the development of a locally-led engagement strategy for the Red Line Extension (RLE) project. CTA aims to ensure the RLE project provides equitable benefits and connects with local communities, particularly in the defined project...
This $98,400,332 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.500 Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program) will fund the construction of a 7.0-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line in Salt Lake County, Utah. The project includes building 1.4 miles of exclusive bus lanes, 15 branded BRT stations with amenities, and integrating 10 existing electric buses for the new service. Key activities include environmental review,...
This $32,184,000 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program will fund the design, engineering, and construction of a double tracking project along the existing Red Line commuter rail corridor in East Austin, Texas. The key products and services to be delivered include: Designing and constructing double tracks from Onion Street in the west to E. Timbes in the east, including a second station platform at Plaza...
This $1,875,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.534 - Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending) will fund the Sacramento Regional Transit District's efforts to modify and convert existing light rail stations to accommodate level boarding and alighting for new low-floor light rail vehicles. The grant will also support the construction of a new Dos Rios light rail station, which will improve...