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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today finalized requirements that strengthen the role of State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs), the state agencies created to oversee rail transit in the United States. The final rule, published today...
FTA is responsible for ensuring grant recipient compliance with financial assistance requirements. On April 4, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget issued revisions to multiple parts of the Code of Federal Regulations including the Uniform Guidance provided under 2 CFR Part 200. This...
This issue of TAMNews provides access to new resources, announcements of funding awards, and publications for transit agencies.
STOPS users are required to represent transit service changes offered by new projects in GTFS format. STOPS users can embed these service changes in GTFS by: 1) engaging with transit agency schedulers, 2) using commercial software that allows graphical service plan editing and...
Carrie Butler joined the Federal Transit Administration in September 2024 as the Regional Administrator for Region 7. She and her team oversee the federal funding for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The office provides grant development and program...
This summary report from the 2024 TAM Roundtable provides information on high-level themes from agency presentations, breakout group activities, larger group Q&A, and general discussions.
This fact sheet was jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to bolster daily school attendance through transportation. The fact sheet, published on September 3, 2024, includes promising strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism by...
To continue providing high-quality customer service and streamlining its processes, FTA has updated its program guidance and award management requirements for several circulars. The update and consolidation of the circulars incorporate provisions from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation...
This report presents an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on transit accessibility and on transit trends. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees directed FTA to 1) report on the ways COVID-19 impacted transit agencies and transit riders throughout the Nation, including...