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Gov. Accountability Office: The FTA “runs the risk of violating federal law”

24 Aug 2018 | Posted by Steve Davis | 2 Comments | Capital Investment Grant Program, core capacity, federal transit administration, new starts, stuck in the station, transit, transit funding

With the release last week of Stuck in the Station, we detailed how the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has been delaying the distribution of $1.4 billion to help build and expand transit systems across the country. 153 days (and counting) after Congress handed billions to USDOT and the FTA, they finally spoke up last week.

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Trump administration has effectively halted the pipeline of new transit projects

13 Aug 2018 | Posted by Steve Davis | 2 Comments | Appropriations, brt, federal funding, FTA, light rail, President Trump, Secretary Chao, streetcar, stuck in the station, transit funding, usdot

Last March, Congress provided the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) with about $1.4 billion to help build and expand transit systems across the country. 142 days later and counting, FTA has obligated almost none of these funds to new transit projects. Our resource—Stuck in the Station—will continue tracking exactly how long FTA has been declining to do their job, how much money has been committed, and which communities are paying a hefty price in avoidable delays.

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