Public Transit
FTA and State Safety Oversight Agency Enforcement Webinar
This webinar discussed effective safety oversight from a state and federal perspective, building off of a fall 2023 State Safety Oversight (SSO) workshop session. Topics included what enhanced oversight from FTA can look like and FTA's oversight and enforcement tools. View the recording here....
Transit Asset Management State of the Practice Pilot Program Summary Report (Report 0271)
This report provides an overview of Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plans and Asset Management (AM) programs nationwide with a goal of promoting best practices and exemplary methods for TAM implementation.
Effectiveness of Wireless Charging for Electric Transit Buses - An Industry Report (Report 0270)
This report presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of wireless charging as an alternative to wired charging and includes recommendations for deploying wireless charging for public transportation, as mandated in the FY 2023 House Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development...
ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies
FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and do not provide service in a large urbanized area. This checklist is designed...
ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies
FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that are large urbanized area providers with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673,...
ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas
FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist bus transit agencies that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and that do not provide service in a large urbanized area. These agencies may be small...
ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas
FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist for large urbanized area providers to assist bus transit agencies with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673, published on...
FY25 Bus Safety and Accessibility Research NOFO Application Materials
List and description of required materials for Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Program applications.
Making Transit Safer
FTA's Stewart Mader, Office of System Safety, Safety Policy Senior Program Analyst discussed major safety updates, assaults on transit workers and available resources.