NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 16-19, 1992: FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

An overview of the background and current status of the federal transit research program is provided. The program changed significantly with the passage of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act. Now called the Transit Planning and Research Program, the program has five major components: the National Program (30% of funding); the State Program (10% of funding); the Transit Cooperative Research Program (10% of funding); metropolitan planning organizations (45% of funding); and the Rural Transit Assistance Program (5% of funding). Following a discussion of each of these components, the major elements of the National Program are highlighted. Concluding comments summarize the Federal Transit Administration's current funding priorities.