Public Transit
Federal Transit Administration Invests Nearly $390 Million to Revitalize America’s Aging Transit Bus Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration today announced an investment of nearly $390 million into 34 transit projects in 19 states and Puerto Rico. The funds will deliver nearly 200 new buses and construct or rehabilitate approximately 11 bus maintenance facilities.
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Federal Transit Administration Audit of Charlotte Transit System Identifies 18 Areas Where CATS Safety Protocols Fall Short
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a report on the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) identifying 18 areas where CATS has failed to meet federally mandated safety requirements. An FTA audit of CATS found several performance issues including with how the...
FTA Annual Report on Technical Assistance and Workforce Development for FY 2025 (Report 0277)
This statutorily required annual report provides information on FTAʼs Technical Assistance and Workforce Development Program (49 U.S.C. § 5314). It includes information on technical assistance, standards development, training, human resources, and workforce development projects active in FY 2025...
Safety Management Systems Implementation
FTA’s Division Chief for the Office of Safety Policy and Promotion, Jeremy Furrer provided an overview of FTA’s Safety Management Systems Implementation.
APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo discussed FTA safety updates including FTA’s Safety Advisory on Reducing Rail Trespassing and Suicide Events, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program Semi-Annual...
FTA Annual Research Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (Report 0276)
This report provides information on projects funded under FTA’s Public Transportation Innovation Program (49 U.S.C. § 5312). It includes information on active programs and projects on Research, Innovative Development, Demonstration and Deployment, and Evaluation and Implementation in Fiscal...
2026 NTD Safety and Security Reporting Policy Manual
The 2026 NTD Safety and Security Reporting Policy Manual consists of the following sections:
Table of ContentsChanges and ClarificationsIntroduction: The National Transit DatabaseReporting RequirementsS&S-20: Safety and Security CEO CertificationS&S-30: Security ConfigurationS&S-...2024 TAM Performance Tool
This workbook is designed to support Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Group Plan Sponsors, and other transit planning agencies involved in Transit Asset Management (TAM). The aggregation component of the tool presents both TAM summary statistics (condition and performance) and aggregated information on asset inventories based on filter selections such as reporter type and TAM tier, as reported to FTA's National Transit Database (NTD).