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The FTA TAM Program completed an evaluation to better understand how the TAM Rule has affected the practice of transit system management and operations at transit agencies that receive federal grants or funding, as well as any changes to related activities. The report summarizes the gaps,...
This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on recent questions to the TAC.
Beyond Cleaner Buses, Grant Winners Invest in America’s Workers with Strong Labor Provisions
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced 130 awards totaling nearly $1.7 billion from President Biden...
This document summarizes the development of a low-cost error training program to improve hazard anticipation, hazard mitigation, and attention maintenance during pilot testing of advanced driver assistance and automated driving technologies at transit agencies. The study was conducted with...
This report presents the development of a low-cost error training program to improve hazard anticipation, hazard mitigation, and attention maintenance during pilot testing of advanced driver assistance and automated driving technologies at transit agencies. The study was conducted with federal...
This document summarizes findings from a project to design, build, and test a prototype light rail vehicle (LRV) end enclosure, or bumper, as a retrofit to an existing LRV operated in the U.S. to reduce (1) potential for injury to automobile occupants, (2) damage to the LRV, and (3) costs to...
This report presents findings from a project to design, build, and test a prototype light rail vehicle (LRV) end enclosure, or bumper, as a retrofit to an existing LRV operated in the U.S. to reduce (1) potential for injury to automobile occupants, (2) damage to the LRV, and (3) costs to...
This document contains guidance for submitting feedback on the Bus Compartment Redesign Program (BCP).
This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the first quarter of calendar year 2023 (January - March).
FTA’s June 2023Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter provides an overview of the proposed changes to the National Public Transportation Safety Plan and highlights the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight’s 10-years of safety milestones event.