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Past Events

Webinar: Consolidation of Rural Public Transportation Services

This July 17 webinar to be held at 2 p.m. ET will outline strategies such as consolidation and cooperation to help rural public transportation providers integrate services to increase efficiency, reduce operating expenses, improve the customer experience or achieve other goals -- all...

Transit Asset Management Plans for Small and Medium Providers (Webinar)

This webinar will feature how two small/medium agencies are coordinating their agencies’ efforts to complete their Transit Asset Management (TAM) plans.

Webinar: Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program Notice of Funding

This webinar will provide more information about FTA's Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment...

Ridership Forecasting with STOPS for Transit Project Planning (June 2018)

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This course offered by the National Transit Institute (NTI) will cover transit ridership forecasting using FTA’s Simplified Trips-on-Project Software package (STOPS). FTA developed the course to...

Webinar: Emergency Relief Allocations for Hurricanes Irma and Maria

FTA will host a webinar on June 11th from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time intended for transit agencies affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Webinar: Emergency Relief Allocations for Hurricane Harvey

FTA will host a ...

Webinar: Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Between Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles

As ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft gain in popularity, are they affecting the use of public transit and personal automobiles? The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will host a webinar from 2-3 p.m. ET Tuesday, May 15 featuring research from...

Ridership Forecasting with STOPS for Transit Project Planning (May 2018)

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This course offered by the National Transit Institute (NTI) will cover transit ridership forecasting using FTA’s Simplified Trips-on-Project Software package (STOPS). FTA developed the course to provide training on STOPS...

Webinar: 2018 Competitive Funding Opportunity for Low or No Emission Program

This 1.5-hour webinar will provide information on the 2018 competitive funding opportunity for FTA's Low or No Emission Program.

13th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference

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This free three-day conference provides a deep background on procedures for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs and prevention of alcohol misuse and prohibited drug use in transit operators. Participants will choose from a variety of sessions, allowing...