Public transit can help support a wide range of other economic development initiatives.
Program objectives include helping small and emerging businesses and stimulating economic development through new and improved transportation programs. The program provides planning assistance for facility development, transit service improvements and expansion, new system start-up, policy and procedure development, marketing, transportation coordination, training and public transit problem solving activities. To qualify for technical assistance, a project must be located in a rural area with a popu lation of less than 50,000. The project must also benefit new or existing small and emerging businesses. Applications for technical assistance are submitted directly to CTAA for review.