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.

Transit Worker and Rider Safety Best Practices NOFO Presentation

This presentation was created for FTA’s webinar held on January 18, 2023 about the FY23 Transit Worker and Rider Safety Best Practices Research Project Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). It provides an overview of the NOFO, key dates, application details, and additional information.

FY23 Transit Standards Development NOFO Webinar Q&A

This document compiles the question and answer (Q&A) portion of FTA’s webinar for the FY23 Transit Standards Development Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which details questions asked by attendees and answers provided by FTA. 

FY23 Transit Standards Development NOFO Webinar Presentation

This presentation was created for FTA’s webinar held December 15, 2022 about the FY23 Transit Standards Development Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). It provides an overview of the NOFO, key dates, application details, and additional information.

Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration: Los Angeles County and Puget Sound First and Last Mile Partnership with Via Evaluation Report Summary

This document summarizes the results of an independent evaluation of a Los Angeles County and Puget Sound demonstration project that tested the application of first/last-mile transportation network company access to mainline public transit systems at selected stations, part of FTA’s Mobility on...

Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration: Los Angeles County and Puget Sound First and Last Mile Partnership with Via Evaluation (Report 0239)

This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of a Los Angeles County and Puget Sound demonstration project that tested the application of first/last-mile transportation network company access to mainline public transit systems at selected stations, as part of FTA’s Mobility on...

Transit Worker and Rider Safety Best Practices Research Project

What’s New

• On August 9, 2023, FTA announced a grant for $500,000 under a cooperative agreement with the University of South Florida for a research project to help transit agencies address transit worker and rider assaults. The project will identify public safety risks for transit workers and riders, determine the most effective mitigation strategies to minimize those risks, and promote the implementation of those strategies.

Overview

The Transit Worker and Rider Safety Best Practices Research Project is part of a larger safety research effort at the USDOT to provide technical and financial support to transit agencies and the transit industry to pursue innovative approaches to reduce safety hazards.

FTA seeks to fund a cooperative agreement to:

• produce a best practices report (phase 1) 
• conduct pilot demonstration project (phase 2)

This NOFO will provide funding for phase I. Eligibility for phase II is subject to the availability of future funding.

Statutory Reference(s)

Public Transportation Innovation (49 U.S.C. § 5312)

Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2022 (Report 0238)

This report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to four FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) (81 FR 17549, 83 FR 46534, 84 FR 58819, and 86 FR 55907) for Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law 114-94, Pilot Program for Innovative...

Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstration: Pierce Transit Limited Access Connections Evaluation Report Summary

This document summarizes an independent evaluation of the Pierce Transit Limited Access Connections Mobility On Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration. In this MOD Sandbox project, Pierce Transit, in partnership with Sound Transit and Lyft, implemented a first/last-mile service to provide access to...