The Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit, has received a $11,677,500 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration. The grant will fund the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which will construct a 7.1-mile BRT line with 16 stations and dedicated transit lanes to improve access, reliability, and mobility in the high-demand corridor connecting downtown...
The Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit, received a $19.3 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The grant funds will support the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit project, a 7.1-mile bus rapid transit line providing improved east-west connectivity in Pittsburgh. Key deliverables include construction of 16...
The Port Authority of Allegheny County received a $260.1 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) to implement the Downtown-Uptown-Oakland Bus Rapid Transit Project. The project will deliver a 7.1-mile bus rapid transit line providing improved east-west transit connectivity between Downtown Pittsburgh and the Uptown and Oakland neighborhoods. Key products and services to be...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $742,500 Project Grant under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505) to the Port Authority of Allegheny County, doing business as Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The funds will be used to conduct a study evaluating new transit options to link the Strip District, Hill District, Oakland, Hazelwood, Carrick, and Overbrook neighborhoods in...
The Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration awarded a $11,185,345 Project Grant to the Westmoreland County Transit Authority through the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to provide operating assistance from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026. Funds will cover eligible operating expenses including driver salaries, fuel, preventative maintenance and other costs to continue transit operations for the authority and its riders. As a direct recipient,...
This $456,542 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) provides funding to the Borough of Pottstown in Pennsylvania for capital activities related to public transportation. The funding will be used to procure a service vehicle, service equipment, and intelligent transportation system (ITS) equipment for the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit system. The expected outcomes are improved efficiency and an enhanced passenger...
This is a $56,815,931 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The purpose of this award is to provide the State of Pennsylvania and its subrecipients with funding for operating assistance, eligible capital projects, and rural transit assistance program (RTAP) activities. Specifically, the funds will be used to cover eligible operating expenses such as...
This $1,447,752 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants program) will enable the Beaver County Transit Authority (BCTA) to deliver capital projects and preventive maintenance services in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Specifically, the grant funding will be used to acquire new office equipment, integrate an emergency generator, partially fund a replacement HVAC system, and cover eligible preventive maintenance expenses for one year....
The Butler Transit Authority (BTA) received a $1,382,883 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to support commuter transit services between Butler, Pennsylvania and downtown Pittsburgh through September 2029. The grant funding will cover operating and maintenance costs associated with providing commuter bus transportation, with expected outcomes of continuing transit...
The Butler Transit Authority received a $2,749,125 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support the purchase of one 45-passenger compressed natural gas commuter bus to provide spare vehicle capacity for the authority's commuter service between Butler and downtown Pittsburgh. The majority of funding will go toward operating this commuter service...