Date: 9/7/2017
Number: 2017-9

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is now soliciting applications for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)...

Overview

The Federal Transit Laws, 49 U.S.C. 5332(b), provide that "no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age be excluded from the participation in, be denied...

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the opportunity for state and local stakeholders to apply for $500 million in discretionary grant funding through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program.

Presentation given by the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight (TSO) about TSO’s safety initiatives including the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) SMS Pilot, Safety Training, Safety Advisories, FTA’s Oversight of WMATA, and safety data trends...

Presentation given by the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight (TSO) about SSO Certification, Program Oversight, Training, Drug and Alcohol, Safety Certification Training, and the Role of Employee Safety Reporting at the 2017 FTA...

Presentation given by the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight (TSO) about Safety Management System (SMS) at the 2017 APTA Risk Management Seminar.

The August 2017 issue of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter includes:

• 2016 Drug and Alcohol MIS Results
• Alcohol Results Less Than 0.04 Are Not DOT Violations
• Responding to a 40.25 Request for Testing...

State Safety Oversight Program

• Does every state need to establish an SSO Program?
• What are the SSO Program requirements for certification?
• What...

This infographic summarizes FTA's Bus and Bus Facilities Program grants.