Mass Transit - FTA issues Dear Colleague letter outlining guidance to bolster U.S. bus manufacturing
February 8, 2024
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Dear Colleague letter that provides guidance and outlines several tools available to U.S. transit agencies procuring transit vehicles with federal funds.
The Dear Colleague letter follows discussions between FTA, transit vehicle manufacturers, industry associations, transit agencies and supply companies on the challenges facing bus manufacturing, particularly lower and zero-emission bus manufacturing.