Division of Mass Transportation

The Division of Mass Transportation's (DMT) primary responsibility is the administration of State and Federal Grant Programs that provide funding for operating assistance and capital improvement projects. DMT provides technical assistance to agencies responsible for public transportation services including buses; demand-responsive accessible services for the elderly and disabled; rural transit; commuter and urban rail services; and waterborne ferry operations.

DMT supports the development of a multi-modal transportation system, which increases the mobility and access choices for employment opportunities, medical appointments, education and tourist attractions to California's citizens and visitors. This is accomplished by:

• Providing financial and management assistance statewide towards increased availability, efficiency and effectiveness of transit.
• Providing funding assistance for transit for the elderly, persons with disabilities, and to rural areas.
• Mitigating congestion on highways for people, goods and services through support of mass transportation alternatives. Developing strategic interagency partnerships to meet the increasing demand for better travel options for older persons, individuals with disabilities, those with low incomes, and the general public.

Objectives

• Encourage and stimulate the development of mass transportation and interregional transportation in order to make transit a more practical travel option.
• Improve and promote the transit component (including urban and commuter rail) of an integrated multimodal transportation system.
• Efficiently and effectively carry out the Department's mass transportation fiduciary responsibility in the grant programs.
• Lead and support transit research to improve the productivity of transit to ehance mobility options.