Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, FTA, provided an overview of FTA’s approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and updates on ongoing efforts to improve industry...

FTA Region 6 Regional Administrator

Ms. Lyssy has over 35 years of experience in the transportation industry. She joined FTA Region 6 in 1996 as the Regional Engineer, was promoted to Director of Program Management and Oversight in 2005,...

This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTA’s Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It provides information on technical assistance, workforce development, standards, human resources, and...

This letter summarizes the successes since the Biden-Harris Administration took office in January 2021, from a record number of CIG grant awards to American Rescue Plan funding disbursed, and notes upcoming changes expected in 2022.

Managing FTA Public Transportation Innovation, Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Awards

The Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation supports high-quality research results and the...

Monday, January 10, 2022

• Recent Advances and Challenges in Rail Safety Session
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Angela Dluger, Deputy Associate Administrator, FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided updates at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting on the: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and Public Transportation Safety Certification Training...

Ray Biggs, II, Division Chief, Safety Assurance and Risk Management, FTA Office of System Safety, provided updates at the 2022 TRB Annual Meeting on FTA’s approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and shared on ongoing efforts to...

This document provides guidelines for creating a Data Management Plan (DMP). These guidelines are based on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT)...

Background 

Through the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21^st Century Act (MAP-21) and the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), Congress required operators of public transportation systems...