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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...
WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Nuria Fernandez of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the appointment of Veronica Vanterpool as Deputy Administrator. Vanterpool has served as Senior Advisor in the FTA Office of the Administrator since August 2021.
"Throughout her...
Project will improve transit options and reduce commute times for the Los Angeles community
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Los Angeles County...
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...