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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is issuing Safety Advisory 21-1 to require State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) to report information to FTA regarding out-of-tolerance wheel gauges, and to advise SSOAs to require fleet-wide inspections of wheel gauges on all rail transit rolling...
The FTA National Transit Database (NTD) is designed to support local, State and Regional planning efforts and help governments and other decision-makers make multi-year comparisons and perform trend analyses. This guide reviews how to access NTD Safety and Security data to support a transit...
WASHINGTON – Six rural transit agencies that helped connect their communities and deliver critical services over the past year received national recognition today. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) named agencies in Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi...
Resources from the TAM Plan Update: Expectations and Resources for the 2022 TAM Plan Update webinar hosted on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.
This document summarizes the report that presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration implemented in the Tucson...
This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) of Pima County Adaptive Mobility with Reliability and Efficiency (AMORE) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration implemented in the Tucson metropolitan area. The project is one of...
This session covered the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Accident Notification requirements for Rail Transit Agencies and the criteria NTSB uses for launching to rail accidents.
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This session covered rail transit agencies' accident notification based on the two-hour notification requirement that must include time limits for notification, methods of notification and nature of the information provided. The session will transition into the phase after notification and...
This session covered rail transit agencies requirement to incorporate by reference in its Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan an emergency preparedness and response plan or procedures that address, at a minimum, the assignment of employee responsibilities during an emergency and...
This session covered State Safety Oversight Agencies oversight to ensure that rail transit agencies include a description of the safety certification process that it uses to ensure that safety concerns and hazards are adequately addressed prior to the initiation of passenger operations for News...