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Drug & Alcohol Program

Overview

The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 mandated the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to combat prohibited drug use and alcohol misuse in the transportation industry. For that portion of the transportation industry has to do with the provision of and...

Safety Training

Following requirements in MAP–21 legislation, FTA develops safety certification training for FTA and state agency personnel who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems and transit agency personnel responsible for safety oversight.

Safety Rulemaking

Navigate to these topics: Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Final Rule  Transit Worker Hours of Service and Fatigue Risk Management Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan Final Rule State Safety Oversight (SSO) Final Rule Public...

Project Management Oversight

FTA's Project Management Oversight (PMO) is a continuous review and evaluation of grantee and FTA processes to ensure compliance with statutory, administrative, and regulatory requirements. The Office of Engineering, through the Regional Offices, performs oversight of grantee...

2013 Annual Databases Vehicle Maintenance

Contains data on mechanical system failures for revenue vehicles. Categorized by other mechanical failures or major mechanical failures. Reported by mode and type of service. 

Keywords: urban, 5307, full, revenue vehicle system failures, interrupted service, system malfunctions, vehicle malfunctions, failure statistics

2013 Annual Database Transit Way Mileage

Contains data for high intensity busway (HIB) or FG segments reported by Full Reporters.

Keywords: urban, 5307, full, rail mode, track miles, at grade, exlusive right-of-way, with cross traffic, mixed and cross traffic, elevated, on structure, on fill, underground,open cut, subway tunnel, tube, lane miles, exclusive fixed guideway, high intensity busway, controlled access, HOV lanes, HOT lanes, segments,segment length, segment type, location, grade crossing, fixed guideway statistics, rail statistics

2013 Annual Databases Transit Station

Contains data on transit stations (boarding/deboarding facility with platform in a separate right of way), organized by mode and type of service (TOS).
 

Keywords: urban, 5307,  full, ssw, small system, ada accessible, non-ada accessible, stations, multi-modal, elevators, escalators, stops, passenger stations, metro stops, transit centers, transit hubs

2013 Annual Databases Transit Facility

Contains data on transit facilities (garages or buildings where mechanics perform routine maintenance and repairs).

Keywords: urban, 5307,  full, ssw, small system, facility type, general purpose, heavy maintenance, ownership type, size, capacity, number of revenue vehicles, maintenance facilities, leased facilities, transit building, vehicle garages, transit garages, maintenance garages

2013 Annual Databases Transit Agency Employee

Contains employee resources reported by Labor object class, mode and type of service.

Keywords: urban, 5307, full, small system, salaries, salary, wages, wage, employees, work hours, overtime, vehicle maintenance, vehicle operations, non-vehicle maintenance, general administration, full time, part time, employee statistics, employee count, transit workers, transit operators, agency administration, agency workforce