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AASHTO Internal External Conference

FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of FTA’s Oversight Review process, top SMR/Combined findings and available resources to help transit agencies. 

Federal Transit Agency Holds New York MTA Accountable for Failure to Address Safety Risks that Led to Transit Worker Death

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro today issued a final warning to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit (NYCT) to address safety risks for track maintenance workers following tragic accidents involving NYCT employees,...

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of FTA regulatory updates, shared key deadlines for the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection final rule and highlighted FTA's Trespassing Prevention Safety Campaign....

CTAA Small Urban Network Conference

FTA's Director of Program Oversight Hope Jensen provides an overview of program oversight, Triennial Review preparation, FY22-24 top 10 small urban recipient findings, overall tips for compliance and information on what to do if there is a finding.

Two-Hour Safety Event Notification Guide

The FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulation establishes definitions and minimum notification thresholds for safety events. The SSO final rule defines a “safety event” and requires a rail transit agency (RTA) to notify its State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) and the FTA within two hours of...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Marc Molinaro as 16th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Marcus J. Molinaro has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 02, 2025.

"I applaud the U.S....

Marcus J. Molinaro

Administrator Marcus J. Molinaro brings a lifetime of public service and a results-driven record to the U.S. Department of Transportation. A lifelong New Yorker, Marc most recently served as the U.S. Representative for New York’s 19th Congressional District. In Congress, he was...

FACES User Management Training

The FTA Access Control Entry System (FACES) is a part of FTA’s Appian platform, known as the Transit Integrated Appian Development (TrIAD) platform.  FACES provides unified user management for all applications under the TrIAD platform and enables systems in the TrIAD platform to manage and...

ICYMI: FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro: Crime in The Subway is Real by Any Name

WASHINGTON, DC -- On July 25, FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro published a piece in New York Daily News highlighting the continuing dangerous and growing surge of violence in the New York City subway system.  

Read the full opinion below:

At last week's House hearing,...