TSO Spotlight July 2024 Issue

FTA's July 2024 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights FTA's quarterly Drug & Alcohol newsletter, June TRACS meeting outcomes and Operation Lifesaver Inc., rail transit safety education grants.

Monthly Modal Time Series (Safety and Service)

The Monthly Modal Time Series contains monthly ridership and safety & security (S&S) public transit time series data, delineated by transit/agency/mode/year/month. Includes all Full Reporters--transit agencies operating modes with more than 30 vehicles in maximum service--reporting to the National Transit Database (NTD) and spans from calendar year 2014 to present.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11 Billion in Grants and Financing for Nation’s Most Complex Infrastructure Project, the Hudson River Tunnel

NEW YORK – Today, one of the largest infrastructure projects in American history took a huge step forward with billions of dollars in support from the Biden-Harris Administration and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Hudson River Tunnel project will construct a critical new rail tunnel...

SMART Union Transportation Division's 2024 National Training Seminar

FTA's Associate Administrator and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo provided an overview of FTA's safety regulatory updates, assaults on transit worker data and fatigue risk management. 

Reducing Bus Collisions (TRACS Final Report)

The 2022-2024 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one of the Charter’s safety focus areas: Reducing...

Cyber and Data Security (TRACS Final Report)

The 2022-2024 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one of the Charter’s safety focus areas: Cyber and...

Advancing Rider and Worker Safety (TRACS Final Report)

The 2022-2024 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one of the Charter’s safety focus areas: Advancing...

The Federal Transit Program: 60 Years of Improving Communities

WASHINGTON – Sixty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 creating the federal transit program. For the first time, the federal government took on a major role in supporting transit bus and rail systems across the U.S. This law was...

INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Transit Manufacturing Industry with $1.5 Billion from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Put More American-Made Buses on the Road

The third round of historic federal funding will help transit agencies serve more riders, reduce air pollution, and train workers on new technologies

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced...

FTA Special Directive 24-5

FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 24-5 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024 to strengthen safety oversight of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation...