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 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...
The City of Seattle received a $64,200,000 federal 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) to construct the RapidRide J Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project. The 5.2-mile project will establish a new continuous, reliable, and high-quality north-south transit connection between downtown Seattle, South Lake Union, Eastlake, and the University District neighborhoods. Key...
This $3,750,000 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded to the City of Seattle by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration on September 21, 2023 will fund transit infrastructure improvements on the Route 40 Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor. The key activities to be performed include constructing dedicated bus lanes, signal upgrades, pavement spot improvements, and bus zone modifications. These improvements are expected to enhance transit travel time and...
This $151,210,772 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment Grants program (CFDA 20.500) supports the City of Madison's planned 15-mile Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line. The BRT system will connect the east and west sides of Madison, including the UW-Madison campus and downtown area, providing enhanced transit service and improving access to jobs, housing, and other destinations across the region. Key project elements include 31 BRT stations, 9.5...
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...
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 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration totaling $1,758,307 provides funding for Sound Transit to purchase approximately two ADA-compliant 60-foot articulated buses to replace buses that have reached the end of their useful life. The funding includes $1,494,561 in Fiscal Year 2021 formula funding allocated to Sound Transit from the Seattle Urbanized Area under the Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs...
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...