print email comment close Federal Transit Administration (FTA) URL: http://www.fta.dot.gov Description: FTA, an administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation, helps provide "financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems." These public transportation systems include "buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail, monorail, passenger ferry boats, trolleys, inclined railways, and people movers." The site provides information about programs, grants, federal public transit laws, civil rights and accessibility issues, safety and security, recent ridership data, links to local transit agencies, and more. Publisher: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Federal aid to transportation Local transit -- United States United States. Federal Transit Administration LII Database Information: Record 20119 created by Maria Brandt on 12/20/2005 Last modification on 12/20/2005 Published: 12/22/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20119