The City of Seattle was awarded a $1,332,948 Federal Transit Formula Grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) on September 25, 2023. The grant funds will be used to construct improvements to increase transit speed, reliability, and passenger access and convenience along the Route 48 Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor project. Key activities include installing bus-only queue jumps, channelization, signal optimization, and transit signal priority,...
The City of Seattle has been awarded a $6,942,057 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The purpose of this award is to fund the Fairview Ave N Multimodal Improvements project, which will widen Fairview Ave N to accommodate an additional southbound transit-only lane for streetcars and buses, upgrade bus stops, and rechannel the roadway to provide a northbound business access and...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant award of $421,139 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) will fund the construction of the Madison Bus Rapid Transit project in Seattle, Washington. The project involves building a 2.3-mile dedicated transit corridor on Madison Street, including dedicated transit lanes, level-boarding stations, left-door boarding, off-board fare payment, and real-time arrival information. This project will enhance east-west...
This $6,335,260 Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will support the City of Seattle in establishing a new multimodal corridor to connect light rail riders to the future NE 130th St light rail station. The key activities include implementing bike and pedestrian improvements, enhancing transit access with shelters and other amenities, and making safety and signal improvements along NE 130th St, Roosevelt Way NE, and NE...
The City of Seattle has been awarded a $4,700,000 Formula Grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507). The grant funds the RapidRide Roosevelt (J-Line) Eastlake Segment project, a partnership between the City of Seattle and King County Metro to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) in the Eastlake neighborhood. The project will create a dedicated busway, improve pedestrian and bicycle connections, and construct bus shelters to...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507) provides $411,909 to the City of Seattle for major maintenance and renovation of the Seattle Center Monorail system. The funding will support activities focused on modernizing the train propulsion and wheel assembly systems to improve reliability, sustainability, and the passenger experience of this public transportation service that began operations in 1962. The...
This $533,194 Formula Grant, awarded on December 3, 2024 by the Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants), supports the maintenance and repair of the Seattle Streetcar system, including the South Lake Union and First Hill Streetcar lines. The project aims to keep the 7.6 directional route miles of fixed guideway for these two streetcar lines in a state of good repair to maintain the safety and reliability of the transit system for all riders. There are no...
The City of Seattle received a $5.5 million project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to construct the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit project. Funded under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507), the project involves constructing a 2.3-mile dedicated bus rapid transit corridor along Madison Street in Seattle, Washington. Key components include dedicated transit lanes, level-boarding stations, left-door boarding, off-board fare...
This Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $823,487 to the City of Seattle to support planning and design activities for the Aurora Ave N (SR 99) and RapidRide E Line corridor. The funding will be used to develop a new design vision for the corridor that enhances safety, mobility, and accessibility for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders. Key activities include data...
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...