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FTA Special Directive 25-3

FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 25-3 to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) requiring immediate, measurable corrective actions to reduce assaults on transit workers and passengers and to address unsafe system conditions contributing to elevated rates of violent crime on CTA’s bus and rail...

FTA Master Agreement (version 34, changes)

This document shows changes FTA made to its Master Agreement version 34 compared to version 33.

On November 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a decision addressing a U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) grant condition requiring recipients to...

FTA Master Agreement (version 34, November 26, 2025)

This is the Federal Transit Administration Master Agreement FTA MA(34) that applies to projects financed with federal funds beginning on the effective date of the Master Agreement, until the Master Agreement version is superseded.

On November 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the...

FTA Special Directive 25-2

FTA issues Special Directive 25-2 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to take action to address critical safety deficiencies in its safety oversight of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA) overhead catenary system (OCS). FTA has...

FTA Special Directive 25-1

FTA issues Special Directive 25-1 to require the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to take immediate action to address critical safety deficiencies in its overhead catenary system (OCS). FTA is issuing this Special Directive because FTA has determined that a combination...

Georgia Transit Association Conference

FTA's Teona Edwards, Deputy Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight, discussed FTA's safety priorities, including bus safety data trends, assaults on transit workers and safety culture.

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an update on Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection, current safety activities​ and upcoming events.