Small Communities Transit Improvement Act

This bill, titled the Small Communities Transit Improvement Act, would modify how federal formula grants are distributed to certain cities. Specifically, it changes the portion of formula funding allocated to “small transit intensive cities” from 3 percent to 5 percent. By increasing the share set aside for these smaller, transit-heavy communities, more federal dollars would flow to them through the existing formula-based grant program (rather than through discretionary funding). The change is a straightforward percentage adjustment to the current statutory formula, and does not by itself authorize new funding amounts. In short, the bill aims to boost federal support for small, transit-intensive cities by increasing their slice of the formula grants, potentially enabling expanded or improved transit service in those communities.