Federal Transit Administration

FTA

Founded

56 years ago

Jul 01, 1968

HQ Location

📍Washington, D.C

🏛️ Overview

January — 400 terminations

February — 800 terminations

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) (formerly the Urban Mass Transportation Administration) was established as an operating administration of the Department of Transportation by section 1 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968 (5 U.S.C. app. 1), effective July 1, 1968. FTA's mission is to assist in developing improved mass transportation, encourage the planning and establishment of areawide mass transportation systems, and provide financial assistance to State and local governments to finance mass transportation systems and carry \r\nout national transit goals and policy.