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Public Transit

Talking Safety Management Systems (SMS): Safety Communication

This webinar helps agencies identify Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan requirements for safety communication and ways to meet those requirements. Industry speaker Theresa Impastato shares Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's approach to safety communication and examples...

Tools for Implementing a Comprehensive Safety Training Program

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation at 49 CFR § 673.29(a) requires applicable transit agencies to establish and implement a comprehensive safety training program, including refresher training as necessary, for all employees and contractors directly responsible for...

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar: FTA Safety Updates

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer gave an overview of the National Public Transportation Safety Plan and the upcoming 2023 FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Hybrid Workshop. 

Investing in America Signage

FTA is committed to transparency and accountability to the American public. Posting signs at transit construction sites both informs the public and increases transparency about federally supported infrastructure projects and where their tax dollars are being invested.

Thanks to recent...