These requirements are intended to assist recipients in administering FTA-funded projects and in meeting award responsibilities and reporting requirements. Recipients have a responsibility to comply with regulatory requirements and to be aware of...

FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 24-1 to require the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024. FTA conducted this SMI...

FTA issues Special Directive 24-3 to direct the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024. FTA conducted this SMI between...

FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 24-4 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024 to increase resources and technical...

On December 5, 2024, FTA introduced enhancements to the Transit Award Management System (TrAMS) to improve how recipient documents are labeled and organized. Enhancements include additional instructional text and added search functionality. This...

FTA’s Dear Colleague letters are provided as guidance.

2024

• Dear Colleague Letter:...

FTA correspondences to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority for Special Directive 22-5: Vehicle Securement of Disabled Trains.

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist bus transit agencies that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and that do not provide service in a large...

This section contains proposed FTA circulars or guidance documents.