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The NTD was established by Congress to be the nation’s primary source for information and statistics on the transit systems of the United States. Recipients or beneficiaries of grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under the Urbanized Area Formula Program (§5307) or...
Step-by-step user guide for navigation and data entry within the National Transit Database (NTD) reporting tool.
Recent Updates:
September 2025: Refresh for 2025 Report Year. Added new elements on form A-15. Removed deprecated form A-10. Added Reporter Request...Step by step guide how to use the National Transite Database and Monthly Reporting Guide.
The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...
The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...
The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...
Sampling Manual
The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct a statistical sampling to report passenger miles traveled (PMT) data to the NTD. It is being released for the 2011 Report Year on a preliminary basis. The methodologies described...
The National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting Manual is divided into five reporting modules, each comprised of a series of data modules, as described below:
NTD Urban Reporting Manual, which includes:
Basic Information ModuleFinancial ModuleAsset ModuleService ModuleResource...The 2014 National Transit Database Glossary.
Please note that the NTD Glossary contains terms from the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA). The USOA labels these terms using a number system (e.g., Accident Repairs of Buildings, Grounds and Equipment (128)). For further explanation of...