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Frank Hackett, Safety Risk Management Program Coordinator for System Safety in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an update on FTA’s approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and ongoing efforts to improve transit safety.
Paulina Orchard, Director of the Office of System Safety, and Stewart Mader Program Analyst (Policy) in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight provided an update on Transit Worker Assault Data, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and FTA’s Enhanced Transit Safety and Crime Prevention...
Paulina Orchard, Director of the Office of System Safety in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an update on FTA’s Human Trafficking Awareness and Public Safety Initiative, DOT’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking Initiative and FTA’s Enhanced Transit Safety...
Joe DeLorenzo, FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, provided an update on FTA’s recent transit safety initiatives, including Bipartisan Infrastructure Law implementation, mental health and cybersecurity resources for the transit industry and...
The Metropolitan Council (Met Council) proposes to construct a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in a corridor beginning in downtown Minneapolis, extending through the Northeast area of Minneapolis, and through the suburban communities of Columbia Heights, Hilltop, Fridley, Spring Lake Park, and...
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed into law on November 15, 2021, changes the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirements at 49 U.S.C. § 5329(d). These requirements apply to agencies that are required to have an Agency Safety Plan (ASP) in place under the PTASP...
The latest Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update is available. New featured resources include the presentation slides and recording for Safety Risk Assessment in Practice PTASP webinar. This webinar reviewed key challenge areas for Safety Risk...
This webinar reviews key challenge areas for Safety Risk Assessment in practice and provides examples of ways agencies can address these challenges. The webinar recording is also available.
This document summarizes the results of an energy assessment of the Morgantown (West Virginia) Rapid Transit System and the current state of the small transit vehicle industry and includes recommendations to improve the features, durability, and procurement processes of transit vehicles used to...