Update on Transit Worker Assault Prevention and Mitigation
Stewart Mader, Program Analyst in the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, FTA, provides an update on FTA's approach to reducing transit worker assault.
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Risk-Based Inspections
Cyrell R. McLemore, Senior Inspection Specialist in the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provides an overview of Risk-Based Inspections.
FTA Safety Updates
Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, FTA, provides an update on FTA’s ongoing efforts to improve industry safety.
FTA Safety Advisory 22-4: Suicide Prevention Signage on Public Transit
FTA issued Safety Advisory 22-4 to recommend that transit agencies apply best practices for reducing suicide attempts to their suicide prevention signage and messaging campaigns and advise transit agencies to assess suicide event data to monitor the impact of signage effects.
Broward Commuter Rail South Project Profile
Broward County proposes to implement commuter rail service along 11.5 miles of the existing Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway from the Brightline Aventura Station in Miami-Dade County to the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. The proposed project includes three stations and parking...
Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility 2023-2026 CCAM Strategic Plan Webinar
On November 30, 2022 the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hosted a webinar for the public to learn about the Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility (CCAM)'s 2023-2026 CCAM Strategic Plan, resource commitments, and next steps for implementation. The webinar was intended for CCAM...
Annual Report on FAST Action Section 3006(b) Pilot Program for Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility Fiscal Year 2022 (Report 0238)
This report provides an update on projects selected pursuant to four FTA Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) (81 FR 17549, 83 FR 46534, 84 FR 58819, and 86 FR 55907) for Section 3006(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST), Public Law 114-94, Pilot Program for Innovative...
Rail Share Rail Grade Crossing Safety Initiatives
Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, FTA, provides an update on the current safety landscape, grade crossing initiatives and partnerships.
American Public Transportation Association Safety Spotlight Webinar — November 17, 2022
Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, FTA provided an overview of the 2022 FTA State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Hybrid Workshop, special directives on Risk-Based Inspection Programs and the upcoming Public Transportation...
PTASP TAC Update: November 2022
This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on Employee Safety Reporting Programs (ESRP).