FTA celebrates 60th anniversary

  • Date: 07/11/2024

The Federal Transit Administration is celebrating its 60th anniversary. On July 9, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, creating the federal transit program, which allowed the federal government to take on a major role in supporting transit bus and rail systems across the U.S. The law was signed shortly after another landmark piece of legislation, the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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