This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the third quarter of calendar year 2023 (July - September).

This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on recent questions to the TAC.

In December 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau released new urban area boundaries that correspond to the 2020 Census. FTA's Transit Award Management...

This year the National Transit Database (NTD) expanded reporting of assaults on transit workers. Expanded reporting requirements apply to Full, Reduced Tribal and Rural Reporters. Beginning with April 2023 data, all transit worker assaults are...

FTA issued Special Directive 23-1 to require the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to address a pattern of insufficient staffing in their State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program. IDOT must take action to increase staffing to align with the...

This letter is a response to the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) request for clarification regarding the requirements of Special Directive (SD) 23-1. FTA issued SD 23-1 on October 23, 2023, to direct IDOT to address a pattern of...

FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, gave an overview of the Office of Program Oversight Updates.

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an update on current safety rulemaking activities.

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview on Safety Performance Targets and recent applicable statutory changes and proposed FTA updates.

• Office of Program Oversight Updates
• FTA Safety Policy Updates
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