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Authorized in June 1998 by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), the FTA International Public Transportation Program (IPTP) helps the U.S. transit industry access international markets and furthers the improvement of U.S. transit by highlighting overseas innovations. Priority activities of the IPTP are:
Trade Promotion. To improve U.S. transit industry global competitiveness, the IPTP partners with the transit industry and conducts trade missions, reverse trade missions and market research. Read More.
International Public Transit Tenders. To inform U.S. transit manufacturers and suppliers about current international contract opportunities, the IPTP compiles and publishes its International Public Transit Tenders List twice a month. View Tenders List.
Technology Transfer. To create a two-way exchange of knowledge, best practices and innovations between the U.S. and abroad, the IPTP participates in international conferences, technical workshops and standards working groups. Read More.
Human Capacity Building. To share global knowledge, experience and best practices that improve efficiency and service quality here and abroad, the IPTP coordinates training programs for U.S. and foreign transit professionals. Read More.
What's New
"Creating Sustainable Transportation Systems" Workshops were held in Arusha, Tanzania and Windhoek, Namibia, August 25 - September 4, 2009. The IPTP conducted two multi-modal transportation workshops in Arusha, Tanzania, the headquarters of the East Africa Community, and Windhoek, Namibia, the site of the 4th African Transportation Technology Transfer Conference. These capacity building workshops focuused on reducing urban congestion, road and passenger safety, improving trans-shipment of goods from ports to rail to roadways, project financing, and technology transfer. Presentations from the Workshops are available. Tanzania Workshop Presentations.
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Articulated bus in Beijing, China
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