U.S. DOT News Re: Background Information on the Urban Mass Transportation Administration

Federal Transit Administration 50th Anniversaryhttps://doi.org/10.21949/15272631975PDFTech ReportUnited States. Federal Transit AdministrationUnited States. Urban Mass Transportation AdministrationUnited States. Federal Transit AdministrationWashington (District of Columbia);United StatesCapital investmentsHousingUrbanizationFederal Aid Highway Act 1973HUDInvestmentsMass TransitResearch & DevelopmentPilot programThe Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) , was established on July 1, 1968, when the Federal responsibility in urban mass transportation was transferre to the Department of Transportation from the Department of Housing & Development (HUD) . All major programs assisting urban transportation thereby were consolidated in one department of the Government. UMTA is one of seven operating administrations of the U.S. Department of Transportation. (The others: Federal Highway, Federal Railroad, Federal Aviation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations, the U.S. Coast Guard and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. ) Working closely with the Federal Highway and Federal Aviation Administrations, and with HUD, UMTA is giving new emphasis to the evaluation of urban transportation alternatives, to the more effective coordination of different modes of transportation, to the impact of transportation on city growth and structure, and to the preservation of urban values.138