Innovation
Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q4 2022
This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022 (October - December).
Synthesis Report: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Independent Evaluation of the Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstrations Report Summary
This document summarizes a synthesis of findings from the 11 Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox demonstrations selected by FTA to test strategies that advance the MOD vision. An independent evaluation (IE) is required by federal law for demonstration projects receiving FTA public transportation...
Synthesis Report: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Independent Evaluation of the Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstrations (Report 0242)
This report presents a synthesis of findings from the 11 Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox demonstrations selected by FTA to test strategies that advance the MOD vision. An independent evaluation (IE) is required by federal law for demonstration projects receiving FTA public transportation...
Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT)
CATT OverviewIn 2021, the FTA awarded the Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) a grant to develop a cybersecurity assessment tool to assess its cyber posture as part of FTA’s Public Transportation COVID-19 Research Demonstration Grant Program. MetroLINK...
Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT): Self-Assessment Package
Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT)
This zip file contains the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT), which assists public transit agencies in formalizing and developing their cybersecurity program.
Cybersecurity Program
What's New On August 11, 2023, FTA published the Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit report that presents the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT) and supporting documents that were developed to assist Rock...
FTA Annual Report on Public Transportation Innovation Research Projects for Fiscal Year 2022 (Report 0241)
This report provides information on projects funded under Federal Public Transportation Law (49 U.S.C. § 5312). FTA research priorities are safety, mobility innovation, and infrastructure. Projects active in FY 2022 promoted research, innovation and development, demonstration and deployment, and...
FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for Fiscal Year 2022 (Report 0240)
This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTA’s Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It provides information on technical assistance, workforce development, standards, human resources, and training projects active in FY 2022. The report...
Considerations for Partnering on Emerging Public Transportation Technology Projects
This report provides a brief overview of challenges identified and lessons learned from public sector interactions with private sector technology companies on transit vehicle automation pilots and demonstrations conducted between 2018 and 2022.