FY 2021 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities NOFO Webinar
This presentation was given to potential applicants to the FY 2021 Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program funding opportunity on October 13, 2021.
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PTASP TAC Update: Week of October 11, 2021
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates on recent questions from transit agencies about the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673). A featured resource includes the Rail and Bus...
Developing a Precision-Driven Asset Management Program (TCRP Case Study 198)
This case study from the Transit Cooperative Research Program highlights the efforts by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop a precision-driven asset management program.
Request for Information on Transit Worker Safety Webinar Presentation - October 12, 2021
This webinar discussed FTA's Request for Information (RFI) on Transit Worker Safety. The RFI solicited public input on potential transit worker safety mitigations in two areas: rail transit roadway worker protection and transit worker assault prevention. The deadline to submit comments...
Prioritization of Public Transportation Investments: A Guide for Decision-Makers (TCRP 227)
This document from the Transit Cooperative Research Program provides decision-makers with a guide for the prioritization of public transportation investments.
TAMNews - September 2021
This issue of TAMNews highlights resources from the 2021 Virtual Roundtable, provides guidance to support agencies with their TAM plan updates, and welcomes FTA's new TAM program manager.
Overview of the Bus Safety Data Report and Rail Safety Data Report Presentation
FTA provided an overview of the recently published Bus and Rail Safety Data Reports. The reports provide a snapshot of transit industry safety performance from 2007 to 2018 for rail and 2008 to 2018 for bus, and focus on patterns and trends in events, fatalities, and injuries.
COVID-19 Supplemental Funding, COVID Lessons Learned and Transit Recovery:
COVID-19 Supplemental Funding, COVID Lessons Learned and Transit Recovery: FTA’s Office of Transit Safety and Oversight discussed aspects of COVID-19 recovery, including transit agency and state best practices to ensure transit is safe, clean, and reliable, resources available under FTA’s...
FTA Safety and Oversight Overview: COVID-19 Oversight, Review Findings, and Safety Updates
FTA’s Office of Program Oversight provided an update on its oversight of COVID-19 supplemental funds and well as key issues and deficiencies identified during the current Triennial and State Management Review cycle and ECHO spot reviews related to the use of COVID-19 supplemental funds....