Public Transit
Biden-Harris Administration Requires Transit Agencies Nationwide to Address Assaults Against Transit Workers
WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to protecting America's frontline transit workers from assault, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on...
STOPS – Modifying General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Data
PurposeSTOPS users are required to represent transit service changes offered by new projects in GTFS format. STOPS users can embed these service changes in GTFS by: 1) engaging with transit agency schedulers, 2) using commercial software that allows graphical service plan editing and...
Carrie Butler
FTA Region 7 Regional AdministratorCarrie Butler joined the Federal Transit Administration in September 2024 as the Regional Administrator for Region 7. She and her team oversee the federal funding for Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The office provides grant development and program...
Rail Transit Grade Crossing Safety Data Fact Sheet
FTA has developed a Rail Grade Crossing (RGX) Fact Sheet communicating the current transit RGX safety landscape, transit RGX collision trends and incidents and collisions data. FTA analyzes data reported to the National Transit Database (NTD) to monitor transit RGX incidents, injuries and...
FTA Drug and Alcohol Newsletter September 2024 Issue 82
Issue 82 of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Program Newsletter is now available. This issue includes information about random testing spread requirements, collection sites and Designated Employer Representatives.
Please share this newsletter with colleagues and send comments and...
SMS in Practice Workshops
Advancing Safety Risk Management and Safety AssuranceBased on the popularity of the virtual SMS in Practice: Advancing Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance workshops, three additional sessions of these two full day virtual workshops are open for registration. They will be held from 10...
INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $300 Million in Grants to Modernize America’s Ferry Systems
Projects in 14 states will Advance Clean Technology and Support Local Economies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced grants totaling nearly $300 million from President Biden's...
Maintenance Vehicle Derailments Letter of Concern
FTA correspondence to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority regarding maintenance vehicle derailments.
Virtual Public Roundtable on Bus Safety and Design Impacting Operator Visibility
FTA hosted a virtual public roundtable with bus manufacturers and the transit industry to discuss transit bus safety and elements in the design of transit buses that impact operator visibility. View the recording.