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DOT FY 2026 Transit-Oriented Development Grants, FAA Weather System Reporting, and PHMSA LNG Permit Review

This summary covers several Department of Transportation initiatives for FY 2026: - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) – Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Grants - Approximately $28.5 million in competitive grants for planning around new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement transit projects - Eligible applicants: Current FTA grantees who are project sponsors or have land use planning authority in eligible transit corridors - Planning must address: - Economic development - Ridership improvement - Multimodal connectivity - Transit access for pedestrians and bicycles - Private sector engagement - Infrastructure needs - Mixed-use development near transit stations - Only one application per transit corridor is permitted - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; this is a planning grant - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Surface Weather Status Dashboard Information Collection - Voluntary public webform for reporting operational issues with National Airspace System (NAS) surface weather systems - Data used by FAA Air Traffic Organization to monitor and address outages or erroneous data - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) – Special Permit for Argent LNG, LLC - Public comment requested on a special permit for Argent LNG, LLC to waive certain pipeline safety regulations for LNG storage tanks in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana - Proposal involves use of updated 2026 NFPA 59A standards - Key Locations - Federal Transit Administration (Washington, DC) - FAA facilities (Des Plaines, IL; Oklahoma City, OK) - Argent LNG project (Lafourche Parish, Louisiana) - **No product procurement or OEMs are specified in these opportunities; focus is on planning, information collection, and regulatory review.

Description

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is offering approximately $28.5 million in Fiscal Year 2026 funding through the Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning. This program supports local communities in integrating land use and transportation planning around new fixed guideway or core capacity improvement projects. Planning must focus on improving economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity, transit access for pedestrians and bicycles, private sector engagement, infrastructure needs, and mixed-use development near transit stations. Eligible applicants must be existing FTA grantees and either project sponsors or entities with land use planning authority in eligible transit corridors. Only one application per transit capital project corridor is allowed.

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