42% of US FTA money in 2018 awarded to rural + small urbanThe most interesting thing I’ve learned from the FY2019 US FTA Bus and Bus Facilities Program presentation transcript (see link below) is that in 2018 a total of 42% of all FTA funds went to rural + small urban. Cities with small populations are where the Vicinity is most needed.
Rural = population below 50,000 (received 23% of FTA funds)
Small Urban = population between 50,000 and 199,999 (received 19% of FTA funds)
Here’s a link to the transcript:
https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/docs/funding/grants/grant-programs/132751/fy2019-bus-and-bus-facilities-program-notice-funding-webinar-transcript.pdf