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News Archive

  • August 24, 2016

    Chapter 53 of title 49, U.S. Code, as amended by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, and related FAST and MAP-21 provisions.

  • August 24, 2016

    This report documents findings and required actions resulting from an investigation conducted by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) into rail vehicle securement practices at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail...

  • August 24, 2016

    This document shows FTA’s review of Chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by MAP-21.

  • August 24, 2016

    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued  Safety Directive 16-6 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority  (WMATA) requiring the transit agency to ensure that unattended rail...

  • August 23, 2016

    The August 2016 issue of the Federal Transit Administration’s monthly newsletter about safety and oversight topics, events, training, and guidance that affect the public transportation industry.

  • August 23, 2016

    Presentation given by Aloha Ley at the SWTA Community Mobility Workshop on August 23, 2016. 

  • August 23, 2016

    Presentation given by Paulina Orchard at the 2016 State Public Transportation Partnerships Transit Midwest Conference on August 16, 2016. 

  • August 22, 2016

    This report covers the project management activities on the East Side Access (ESA) Mega-Project managed by MTA Capital Construction (MTACC) with MTA as the Grantee and financed by the FTA FFGA.

  • August 22, 2016

    This report covers the project and quality management activities on the East Side Access (ESA) Mega-Project managed by MTA Capital Construction (MTACC) with MTA as the Grantee and financed by the FTA FFGA.

  • August 22, 2016

    This report covers the project management activities on the East Side Access (ESA) Mega-Project managed by MTA Capital Construction (MTACC) with MTA as the Grantee and financed by the FTA FFGA.