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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transportation systems. The FTA is one of ten modal administrations within the DOT.
Nuria I. Fernandez is a civil engineer who served as the administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), from June 10, 2021 to February 24, 2024. After she was appointed as deputy administrator of the FTA on January 21, 2021, she served as the acting administrator until her confirmation in June.
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. The department's fiscal year 2022–2026 strategic plan states ...
The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–365, USC Title 49, Chapter 53 [1]) provided $375 million for large-scale urban public or private rail projects in the form of matching funds to cities and states. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration (now the Federal Transit Administration) was created.
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to transportation. The secretary is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States, and is fourteenth in the presidential ...
At the federal level, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provides financial assistance and technical assistance to state governments and local transit providers. From FY 2005 to FY 2009, the funding scheme for the FTA was regulated by the SAFETEA-LU bill, which appropriated $286.4 billion in guaranteed funding. [ 29 ]
Funding for the art comes from several sources, including the town in which the station is located, the WMATA art program, the Federal Transit Administration, local art groups, and some pieces are gifts or on loan. [89] [90] WMATA has solicited feedback from riders concerning art in the stations and to guide choices on future installations. [90]
An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or SAFETEA-LU / ˈseɪftiːˈluː / was a funding and authorization bill that governed United States federal surface transportation spending.