Drug & Alcohol Program Overview
Iyon Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager for the Office of Safety Review, provided an overview of FTA's Drug and Alcohol program and the program's oversight/audit findings.
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FTA Safety Regulatory Update
Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's safety policy initiatives, including actions to incorporate statutory changes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
2023 Biennial FTA State and Tribal Programs and Transit Partnerships Conference
August 16, 2023 FTA Safety Update Safety Regulatory Update Drug & Alcohol Program Overview August 17, 2023FTA Office of Program Oversight: Overview, Metrics, and Discussion
FTA Safety Update
Ethan Novak, Program Analyst in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and an update on ongoing efforts to improve transit safety.
The Benefit of Constructability Reviews
Title: The Benefit of Constructability Reviews Phase(s): Final Design Category: Management Date: February 16, 2001 1. Background The New Jersey Transit Corporation’s (NJTC) $69 million Hamilton Transit Transportation Complex is comprised of two components: a new, state of the art Bus Maintenance...
Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit Report Summary
This document summarizes the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT) and supporting documents that were developed to assist Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) and other small and mid-sized transit agencies in assessing their cyber preparedness and...
Cybersecurity Resilience Assessment Tool to Enhance Public Confidence in Transit (Report 0250)
This report presents the Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Transit (CATT) and supporting documents that were developed to assist Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK) and other small and mid-sized transit agencies in assessing their cyber preparedness and resilience....
The East-West Bank BRT Project Development Profile
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) proposes to implement the New Orleans East-West Bank Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor project, a 15.1-mile BRT corridor linking New Orleans East to the West Bank neighborhoods of New Orleans, via the central business district.
Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q2 2023
This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the second quarter of calendar year 2023 (April - June).
Federal Transit Administration Awards Research Grant to the University of South Florida to Support Worker Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $500,000 research grant award to the University of South Florida (USF) to identify safety risks for transit workers and riders and determine the most effective strategies to minimize them. The initiative will better inform FTA’s efforts in developing public transportation safety measures in the light of many reports of violence toward transit workers. Better understanding the data and risks will lead to strategies that improve safety on the nation’s transit systems.