This document summarizes the background research and analysis on needs and gaps for new standards related to transit crashworthiness, the ability of a vehicle to protect its occupants during a collision, and crash energy management, a performance-...

Angela Dluger, Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, spoke at the Teamsters Passenger Transport Division Conference in Las Vegas, NV on PTASP, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requirements, transit worker assault...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-4 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address ongoing safety concerns and interim findings uncovered during FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) initiated in April 2022. This Special...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-5 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address ongoing safety concerns and interim findings uncovered during FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) initiated in April 2022. This Special...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-6 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address ongoing safety concerns and interim findings from FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI)  initiated in April 2022. This Special...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-7 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address ongoing safety concerns and interim findings uncovered during FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) initiated in April 2022. This Special...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-8 to require the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to oversee the implementation of the four Special Directives issued to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) that address immediate...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-9 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30,...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-10 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30,...

FTA issues Special Directive 22-11 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30,...