Public Transit
Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) Recertification Training
Continuing a focus on keeping public transportation the safest mode of surface travel, FTA published updates to its safety recertification training regulation: the Public Transportation Safety Training Certification Program (49 CFR Part 672).
The program establishes two recertification...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $316 Million to Modernize Ferry Service and Better Connect Rural Communities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $316 million to support and modernize passenger ferry service in communities across the country. Across the country, there are approximately three million ferry riders...
Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of safety data, bus safety programs and the National Roadway Safety Strategy campaign.
49 CFR Part 673 Changes to PTASP Requirements
This document lists the changes to the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans regulation (49 CFR Part 673) published in 2024. Changes are noted in red text.
Fiscal Year 2023 Triennial Reviews Top 10 Deficiencies
FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 activities, shared FY 2019–2023 Comprehensive Review data and discussed the top 10 findings.
FTA Safety Regulatory Update, Roadway Worker Protection, Assaults on Transit Workers, and FTA Resources
FTA's Dr. Melonie Barrington, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an overview of FTA's safety regulatory updates, discussed the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and shared data regarding assaults...
Federal Procedures and Regulations Subcommittee Meeting
Sunday, April 7 FTA Safety Regulatory Update, Roadway Worker Protection, Assaults on Transit Workers, and FTA Resources Fiscal Year 2023 Triennial Reviews Top 10 DeficienciesUSDOT Finalizes Important National Regulation to Promote Transit Safety and Protect Transit Workers
WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris Administration will continue its focus on keeping public transportation the safest mode of surface travel, while increasing safety protections for transit workers. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a final rule...
Overview of the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
This presentation provides an overview of the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and how you can submit comments to the Federal Register. View the video here.