5311(c) Tribal Transit Funding: Assessing Impacts and Determining Future Program Needs

The federal government has invested a significant amount of money in tribal transit in recent years. Since the enactment of the current highway bill (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)) in 2005, the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) 5311(c) tribal transit program has distributed $60 million to federally recognized tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas. The money has been used to plan, start, and enhance local transit services. In 2009, an additional $17 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus money was granted to tribes and Alaska Native villages to finance transit-related capital improvement projects. This report draws on prior and ongoing research regarding the transportation needs of Native American and Alaska Native communities. It also presents information on existing tribal transit services, much of which was collected via a survey of the entities that have received 5311(c) tribal transit funding to either start or enhance transit services on reservations or in Alaska Native villages.

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Corporate Authors:
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

North Dakota State University
1320 Albrecht Boulevard
Fargo, ND United States 581052

Federal Transit Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Authors:
- Mielke, Jon
Publication Date: 2011-10

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
Pagination: 33p

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Financing; Government funding; Indigenous peoples; Native Americans; Public transit; Rural transit; Surveys
Geographic Terms: Alaska
Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01446497
Record Type: Publication
Report/Paper Numbers: DP-243
Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
Created Date: Sep 19 2012 1:28PM