TSO Spotlight Newsletter August 2025 Issue

FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection resources, Trespass Prevention Safety Campaign, and OTrak Fiscal Year 2025 updates.

Transportation Association of South Carolina Conference

FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided updates on bus safety data trends, bus-to-privately owned vehicle collision data, bus-to-person collision data, assaults on transit workers and positive safety culture in transit....

FTA Correspondence to the MTA NYCT for Special Directive 24-6

AASHTO Internal External Conference

FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of FTA’s Oversight Review process, top SMR/Combined findings and available resources to help transit agencies. 

Federal Transit Agency Holds New York MTA Accountable for Failure to Address Safety Risks that Led to Transit Worker Death

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro today issued a final warning to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit (NYCT) to address safety risks for track maintenance workers following tragic accidents involving NYCT employees,...

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of FTA regulatory updates, shared key deadlines for the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection final rule and highlighted FTA's Trespassing Prevention Safety Campaign....

CTAA Small Urban Network Conference

FTA's Director of Program Oversight Hope Jensen provides an overview of program oversight, Triennial Review preparation, FY22-24 top 10 small urban recipient findings, overall tips for compliance and information on what to do if there is a finding.

Two-Hour Safety Event Notification Guide

The FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulation establishes definitions and minimum notification thresholds for safety events. The SSO final rule defines a “safety event” and requires a rail transit agency (RTA) to notify its State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) and the FTA within two hours of...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Marc Molinaro as 16th Senate-Confirmed Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Marcus J. Molinaro has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 02, 2025.

"I applaud the U.S....

Marcus J. Molinaro

Administrator Marcus J. Molinaro brings a lifetime of public service and a results-driven record to the U.S. Department of Transportation. A lifelong New Yorker, Marc most recently served as the U.S. Representative for New York’s 19th Congressional District. In Congress, he was...