FTA Modernizing National Transit Database
FTA Modernizing National Transit Database Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
FTA’s National Transit Database tracks information about the financial, operating and capital asset condition of U.S. transit systems. The agency not only uses it to apportion grant program funding, but also to produce National Transit Summaries and Trends reports, for example. Pictured is a chart from the 2019 report that shows fares as a proportion of operating expense, by mode.
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected consultant and digital services provider ICF to automate and update the National Transit Database (NTD), improving data visibility, analysis and tracking.