Connecting Communities Through Transit Planning Act of 2026

This bill changes a federal program that gives grants for planning development near public transit, renaming it from a pilot program to a grant program. It expands which transit projects qualify to include bus rapid transit projects and corridor-based investments in existing fixed guideway systems. It allows grants to pay for predevelopment activities such as site evaluation, design, community engagement, feasibility studies, and utility coordination. It adds improving transit access for people with disabilities, seniors, veterans, and other transit-dependent riders as a grant purpose. It authorizes $75 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 and moves the program into title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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Sponsors

• Lateefah Simon Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors