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 In 1962, President [[John F. Kennedy]] sent a major transportation message to the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. It called for the establishment of a program of federal capital assistance for mass transportation. President Kennedy stated, "To conserve and enhance values in existing urban areas is essential. But at least as important are steps to promote economic efficiency and [[livability]] in areas of future development. Our national welfare therefore requires the provision of good urban transportation, with the properly balanced use of private vehicles and modern mass transport to help shape as well as serve urban growth."
-President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signed the [[Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964]] into law, which passed the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House]] by a vote of 212-129 and cleared the [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] 52–41, creating the '''Urban Mass Transportation Administration'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transit.dot.gov/about/14103.html |title=The Beginnings of Federal Assistance for Public Transportation |publisher=Federal Transit Administration |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717225320/https://www.transit.dot.gov/about-fta |url-status=live }}</ref> The agency was charged with providing federal assistance for mass transit projects, including an initial $375 million in capital assistance over three years as mandated by the act.  In 1991, the agency was renamed the '''Federal Transit Administration'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/clearinghouse/docs/utp/ch1.htm |title=Urban Transportation Planning In the United States: An Historical Overview |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719025606/http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/clearinghouse/docs/utp/ch1.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the [[Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964]] into law, which passed the [[U.S. House of Representatives|House]] by a vote of 212-129 and cleared the [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] 52–41, creating the '''Urban Mass Transportation Administration'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://transit.dot.gov/about/14103.html |title=The Beginnings of Federal Assistance for Public Transportation |publisher=Federal Transit Administration |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717225320/https://www.transit.dot.gov/about-fta |url-status=live }}</ref> The agency was charged with providing federal assistance for mass transit projects, including an initial $375 million in capital assistance over three years as mandated by the act.  In 1991, the agency was renamed the '''Federal Transit Administration'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/clearinghouse/docs/utp/ch1.htm |title=Urban Transportation Planning In the United States: An Historical Overview |publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation |access-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719025606/http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/clearinghouse/docs/utp/ch1.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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