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Transit Funding Database

SUMMARY

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Explore APTA’s Transit Funding Data page — your go-to source for detailed financial insights into public transportation in the United States. This resource compiles data on operating and capital funding, revenue sources, and funding trends across transit agencies nationwide. Whether you’re researching local transit budgets, comparing funding allocations year-over-year, or analyzing the financial health of transit systems, this page provides the facts and figures that underpin smart planning, advocacy, and investment decisions.

  • APTA Primer on FAST Act Transit Funding Provisions – March 2016

    This report provides extensive detail on current and historic federal transit funding levels by program.​, and covers the latest authorization, the FAST Act.

  • APTA Primer on MAP-21 Transit Funding – final edition December 2015

    This report provides extensive detail on current and historic federal transit funding levels by program.​ It covers the previous authorization, MAP-21.

  • APTA Investment Background Reports

These reports focus on transit financing: where do transit funds come from, how does the funding process work, how dependable are the funding sources, what do transit funds buy, and what level of funding does the transit industry need to meet the Nation’s transportation needs? Find previous editions below:

11th Edition
10th Edition
9th Edition
8th Edition
7th Edition
6th Edition
5th Edition
4th Edition
3rd Edition
2nd Edition
1st Edition

Visit APTA’s Business Case for Investment in Transit page.