Employee Safety Reporting Program (ESRP) Part 4: Monitoring and Using ESRP Data

This fourth article of the ESRP series explores how an agency can use ESRP series explores how an agency can use ESRP data to identify a safety concern.  This article was originally published in the January 2023 issue of the Transit Safety & Oversight Spotlight newsletter.

SWTA Annual Conference

What Smaller Agencies Need to Know About Safety and Security: FTA and TSA Updates

What Smaller Agencies Need to Know About Safety and Security: FTA and TSA Updates

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, FTA, provided an update on bus transit safety, Fall 2022 Unified Regulatory Agenda, the National Roadway Safety Strategy, suicide prevention signage and more.

General Session & Luncheon

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, FTA, provided an update on bus transit safety, Fall 2022 Unified Regulatory Agenda, the National Roadway Safety Strategy and more.

PTASP TAC Update: February 2023

This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on PTASP requirements for agencies whose urbanized area size may have changed due to the 2020 Census update.

MBTA and DPU Corrective Actions Tracking Table

FTA's MBTA and DPU Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Tracking Table monitors MBTA and DPU's progress in implementing corrective actions to resolve FTA-identified deficiencies to improve safety for passengers and transit workers. 

The table tracks CAPs approved by FTA as well as CAPs...

TSO Spotlight February 2023 Issue

FTA's February 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter recaps the first Transit Advisory Committee for Safety's meeting, shares resources from recent FTA webinars and includes a feature article on causal factors in safety investigations.

Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q4 2022

This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022 (October - December).

Synthesis Report: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Independent Evaluation of the Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstrations Report Summary

This document summarizes a synthesis of findings from the 11 Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox demonstrations selected by FTA to test strategies that advance the MOD vision. An independent evaluation (IE) is required by federal law for demonstration projects receiving FTA public transportation...

Synthesis Report: Findings and Lessons Learned from the Independent Evaluation of the Mobility on Demand Sandbox Demonstrations (Report 0242)

This report presents a synthesis of findings from the 11 Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox demonstrations selected by FTA to test strategies that advance the MOD vision. An independent evaluation (IE) is required by federal law for demonstration projects receiving FTA public transportation...