文档介绍：The Federal Transit
Administration
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Center for Transportation Studies
March 15, 2005
Federal Transit Administration
Overview
• 1 of 10 DOT Modal Agencies
• Provides Capital, Planning & Operating
Assistance for Public Transit Improvements
• 500 Employees
• 10 Regional Offices
• Jenna Dorn, FTA Administrator
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We’e A Long Way
•$300 Million Loan Assistance Program in 1964
•$ Billion Grant Program in FY 2005
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Why invest Federal dollars in
public transportation?
• A healthy economy depends on healthy local
economies, and people mobility is critical to local
economic health
• Public transportation is a ponent of
multi-modal mobility
– mute time means higher productivity
– Low e mobility means access to jobs and
consumer spending
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Why invest Federal dollars in
public transportation?
• Transit infrastructure reduces economic
downsides of sprawl and congestion
• Special transportation services reduce costs in
other Federal programs (Medicare, TANF,
unemployment benefits)
• Public transportation is essential for effective
emergency preparedness and response
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Transit is a Catalyst for
Economic Development &
Livability munities
• Sustains Prosperity and Expands Economic
Growth
• Elevates the Quality of Life
• Builds and Strengthens a Sense munity
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Impact of Rising Transit
Investment Funding Levels
• Transit use has been growing
• People made almost 10 billion transit trips
last year
• In small urban and rural areas, a 62%
increase since 1994
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FTA Funding Distribution
• Formula Program
– To urbanized areas for capital, planning and operating
expenses
– To states for