This $750,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Fiscal Year 2021 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning (CFDA 20.500) will provide funding assistance to Capital Metropolitan Transportation (Capmetro) to plan for equitable transit-oriented development (ETOD) along an 8-station, 6.5-mile light rail corridor in Austin, Texas. The ETOD study will focus on a 0.25-mile area on either side of the corridor and a 0.5-mile area around the proposed...
This $478,242,918 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) will support the VIA Metropolitan Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) North/South Corridor Project in San Antonio, Texas. The project aims to construct a rapid transit corridor connecting the city's northern and southern sectors, delivering fast, frequent, and reliable public transportation. Key...
The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) received a $1,125,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Federal Transit Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500). The funding will support planning activities for a transit-oriented development (TOD) pilot site at the North Lamar Transit Center in Austin, Texas. Key activities include conducting real estate market and operations feasibility studies, as well as conceptual design work,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $780,100 Project Grant to San Antonio's Via Metropolitan Transit on August 24, 2023. The grant supports a study to analyze pre- and post-COVID ridership patterns, rider demographics, and service allocation on Via's route network. The goal is to identify opportunities to maximize ridership and improve service quality for minority and low-income riders and communities. The study will incorporate an equity-focused community...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $314,445 Project Grant to the Greater Southeast Management District through the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). The grant will fund planning activities along three transit corridors and adjacent areas in southeast Houston, including developing approved cross-sections, schematics, existing conditions reviews, environmental site assessments,...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $61.8 million Project Grant under the Urbanized Area Formula Funding Program (CFDA 20.507) to Via Metropolitan Transit on September 17, 2021. The grant will fund operating assistance, preventive maintenance, and transportation services for Via and subrecipient Alamo Area Council of Governments through June 30, 2022. Via will use the funds to maintain normal transit operations and paratransit services for the San Antonio...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration provides $6.37 million to the Texas Department of Transportation under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research (CFDA 20.505) federal grant program. The funding will support short-range transit planning coordination activities in Texas from July 2022 through December 2026, including developing plans and programs to implement surface...
This federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration funds short-range transit planning activities in Texas through the State Planning and Research Program (CFDA 20.505). The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded $5,194,006 on July 11, 2022 to develop plans and programs implementing surface transportation law and coordinate public transit services through December 2027. Key activities under the award include public transportation...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded a $1,050,000 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 22, 2024. The funding will support a comprehensive transit-oriented development (TOD) planning project along the Northeast Corridor in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The key activities include developing TOD typologies, identifying...
The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration awarded a $117.9 million Project Grant under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program to San Antonio Metropolitan Transit (Via Metropolitan Transit) on May 6, 2022. The grant will fund operating activities for Via Metropolitan Transit and its subrecipient Alamo Area Council of Governments through May 6, 2022 to maintain public transportation services and prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic...