First State of Good Repair Roundtable

On July 8 – 10, 2009 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the Federal Transit Administration co-hosted the First State of Good Repair (SGR) Roundtable with representatives from 30 transit agencies from around the United States in Washington, DC.  The SGR...

SGR Workgroup and Roundtable Meeting

In August 2008, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hosted a two-day discussion with senior engineers and policymakers from 14 public transportation providers and State Departments of Transportation to set the stage for identifying strategies and solutions to this growing problem. ...

Other Significant Guidance

Significant Guidance Documents

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established guidelines in 2007 that federal agencies should follow when creating and disseminating "significant guidance documents." Part of these guidelines state that a federal agency like the FTA ...

Recent FTA Announcements Related to Buy America

7/7/2015

Dear Colleague:

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made two separate announcements related to Buy America that I want to bring to your attention. As you know, FTA’s Buy America program helps to ensure that to the greatest extent possible, the steel, iron and...

Public Transportation Safety Program’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

8/20/2015Dear Colleague:

I am writing to share important information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) most recent action to advance our ongoing efforts to strengthen transit safety. On August 14, 2015, the FTA published its Public Transportation Safety Program’s Notice of...

LRT Vehicle Car Barrier Requirements

9/15/2015Dear Colleague:

As many of you know, it is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) highest priority to provide safe transportation to the travelling public. It is with safety in mind that I bring an important issue to your attention regarding our nation’s light rail systems...

Administrator Dear Colleague Letters

Urbanized Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance

C 9050.1A (Applicable as of 11-1-2024) 09-27-2024

This circular consolidates and replaces the circulars for the Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program (FTA Circular C 9030.1), the State of Good Repair Grants Program (FTA Circular C 5300.1), and the Urbanized Area formula component...

Buy America Handbook: Conducting Pre-Award and Post-Delivery Audits for Rolling Stock Procurements

The purpose of this handbook is to assist recipients, auditors, rolling stock manufacturers (manufacturers), and subcontractors and suppliers (suppliers) in understanding and correctly applying FTA’s pre-award and post-delivery audit requirements for rolling stock vehicle (vehicle) purchases.

Capital Investment Program Guidance and Application Instructions

C 9300.1B11-01-08

This circular is a re-issuance of guidance on the administration of the Capital Investment Program under 49 U.S.C. 5309.  This revision incorporates provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act:  A Legacy for Users (...