THIS IS FTA

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation. Headed by an Administrator appointed by the President, FTA administers a program of financial assistance for the providers of urban and rural public mass transportation. The Federal Transit Act, as amended, is the statutory authority for FTA's programs. This brochure provides a history of the development of public transportation in the United States and introduces the FTA and its major programs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1992-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 24 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal assistance programs; Federal government; Public transit; Rural transit; Urban transit
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Federal programs
• Subject Areas: Law; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00628041
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 8 1993 12:00AM