FTA Dear Colleague Letter - NEPA and Property Acquisition

This letter clarifies property acquisition requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

ESA Monthly PMOC Report - October 2015

This report is submitted in compliance with the terms of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Contract No. DTFT6014D00017, Task Order No. 002. Its purpose is to provide information and data to assist the FTA as it continually monitors the Grantee’s technical capability and capacity to...

Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

Federal law requires sponsors of transit projects receiving major capital project funding from FTA to produce a Before-and-After Study that assesses the impact of the project...

2006 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

The 2006 report was transmitted to Congress in August 2006 as a letter providing information on steps being taken by the Federal Transit Administration to implement the statutory requirement for conducting Before and After Studies of New Starts projects. Specific project information is not...

FTA Project and Construction Management Guidelines

FTA developed these guidelines to help those involved in advancing transit capital projects achieve success in implementing projects, specifically  project scope, function, schedule, cost, safety, and quality.

2007 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

The 2007 report provides the results of a Before and After Study on the following New Starts project:

The report was published and transmitted to Congress in September 2007.

2008 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

The 2008 report, published and transmitted to Congress in September 2008, provides results of Before and After Studies on the following New Starts projects:

FTA Construction Management Handbook 2016

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide guidelines for use by public transit agencies (Agencies, also referred to as Project Sponsors) undertaking substantial construction projects, either for the first time or with little prior experience with construction project management.

2009 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

Since the last Before and After Studies report of 2008, no additional studies have been due from New Starts or Small Starts project sponsors. Given that the last milestone for collecting information for the studies does not occur until two years after a project has opened, it can take a number...

2010 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects

The 2010 Before and After Studies of New Starts Projects reports that since the last report in 2009, no additional studies have been due from New Starts or Smalls Starts project sponsors. Given that the last milestone for collection of information for the project sponsor's Before-and-...