TAM: Creating the Foundation for Quality Asset Data Webinar Transcript

Webinar Transcript from the 2023 TAM Creating the Foundation for Quality Asset Data held on Thursday, September 28, 2023.

PTASP TAC Update: October 2023

This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on recent questions to the TAC.

2022 Documentation - Questionable Data Items

Contains data points deemed "Questionable" by FTA. Organized by mode, type of service (TOS) and annual report form.

TSO Spotlight October 2023 Issue

FTA’s October 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights FTA's participation in recent transit industry events and proposed updates to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program regulation in the Federal Register.

FTA Special Directive 23-1

FTA issued Special Directive 23-1 to require the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to address a pattern of insufficient staffing in their State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program. IDOT must take action to increase staffing to align with the current needs of their SSO Program.

Federal Transit Administration Seeks Input on New Training Requirements to Improve Rail Safety Oversight

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a proposed update to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program regulation that would build upon existing training requirements for safety professionals in rail transit...

Changes to PTSCTP Requirements at 49 CFR 672

This document lists the proposed changes to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program requirements (49 CFR Part 672). Changes are noted in red text.

2022 Facilities and Stations

The 2022 Annual dataset details and summarizes public transit agency facilities and passenger stations. For a visual summary of this dataset, please click here. 

The links below redirect to the DOT Open Data Portal, which now hosts this dataset.

2022 Operating Expenses

The 2022 Annual dataset containing data on expenses applied to operate public transportation services for each agency, by mode, and type of service operated. Divides expenses among NTD expense functions and object classes.

The links below will direct users to the DOT Open Data Portal, which now hosts this dataset.

2022 Vehicles

The 2022 Annual dataset containing data on vehicles operated by each transit agency. Gives the age distribution and lifetime mileage of each agency's revenue fleets, and the age distribution of service fleets, by vehicle type. Gives vehicle count by type per agency. For a visual summary of this dataset, please click here.

The links below redirect to the DOT Open Data Portal, which now hosts this dataset.