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Public Transit

PTASP Technical Assistance Available as Deadline Approaches

FTA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation requires certain transit operators—and in some cases states—to develop Agency Safety Plans (ASP) based on Safety Management System principles. The PTASP Technical Assistance Center (TAC) provides voluntary reviews of ASPs to...

PTASP TAC Biweekly Update: Week of October 12, 2020

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) biweekly message is now available. Read this week’s updates that focus on investigations of safety events for the Safety Assurance section of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation (49...

Accident Notification and Investigations

This presentation outlines rail transit agencies accident notification based on the two-hour notification requirement, that must include time limits for notification, methods of notification, and the nature of the information provided. Additionally, this presentation will transition into...