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This issue includes information on FTA’s participation at the at U.S. DOT’s Grade Crossing Symposium and FTA’s recently published Safety Bulletin. In addition, there are updates on the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center and a new rail suicide prevention...
The State Safety Oversight Reporting (SSOR) system is a web-based tool for State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) to submit their annual report requirements to FTA. This system replaces the Excel-based method that was used for safety data submissions since 2007. The SSOR tool will ensure...
Read this week’s updates for a sample Agency Safety Plan (ASP) development timeline for bus transit providers, a new guide to opting out of an ASP developed by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), information on upcoming FTA PTASP Bus Workshops, featured Q&A and resources, and more....
FTA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR Part 673) requires all eligible operators to develop an Agency Safety Plan (ASP). This document provides a sample set of tasks and a timeline to support bus transit providers in drafting an ASP as required in FTA’s PTASP...
Operators of public transportation systems that are recipients and subrecipients of Urbanized Area Formula Program funds, under 49 U.S.C. § 5307, must comply with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation, at 49 CFR Part 673, including the requirement to develop an Agency...
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will provide biweekly updates on PTASP activities administered through the TAC to support in the development and review of Agency Safety Plans. Read this week’s updates for information on upcoming FTA...
FTA recently hosted virtual Bus Agency Safety Plan (ASP) Implementation Workshops to help participants plan and practice implementing elements of their ASPs. In these workshops, participants collaboratively explored ways to implement and assess Safety Management...
The Roadmap to Drafting an ASP for Bus Agencies course prepares bus agencies and State Departments of Transportation to develop an Agency Safety Plan (ASP) that meets the needs of their agencies and that is compliant with 49 C.F.R. Part 673. The course shares information on the ASP requirements...
This document provides a sample set of tasks and a timeline to support State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) in drafting and certifying Agency Safety Plans (ASPs) on behalf of small public transportation providers as required under the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)...
Presentation given at the 2019 APTA Mid-Year Safety Seminar about FTA's Office of Transit Safety and Oversight safety initiatives.