Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of the current transit safety landscape, including an update on current safety rulemaking activities and ways to engage with FTA.
News Archive
- September 27, 2023
- September 26, 2023
The FTA hosted training sessions on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 and Thursday, July 27, 2023, focused on educating users with user management roles on related tasks including: Responsibilities for their roles Account creations Role assignments Unlocking...
- September 26, 2023
The FTA hosted training sessions on Tuesday August 22, 2023 and Thursday, August 24, 2023 focused on educating ECHO-Web users on tasks including:
- Account management
- Payment requests process
- Reports execution and...
- September 25, 2023
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State Project Sponsor... - September 25, 2023
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $9.9 million in grants to 22 American Indian Tribes and...
- September 25, 2023
FTA sent an Immediate Action Letter to clarify the restriction on the use of lone workers within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system issued by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
- September 25, 2023
This document provides a listing of the FY23 Tribal Transit Competitive Program project selections and discretionary IDs associated with the grant awards. It also includes guidance and administrative requirements related to the Tribal Transit...
- September 20, 2023
To promote equity in public transportation, FTA is highlighting federal grant programs that can be used to provide paratransit service to eligible riders on a real-time basis and/or allow for intermediate stops.
- September 20, 2023
FTA’s September 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights the issuance of Safety Advisory 23-1: Bus-to-Person Collisions in the Federal Register and FTA's resources in support of Operation Lifesaver Inc.'s...
- September 19, 2023
FTA issued Safety Advisory 23-1 to recommend that transit agencies that provide bus service consider mitigation strategies to reduce bus-to-person collisions.