Secretary Sean P. Duffy letter: WMATA Improvements to Passenger Security

On March 6, 2025, USDOT Secretary Sean P. Duffy directed WMATA to provide information about WMATA actions and plans to reduce crime and fare evasion on the Metro system.

FTA Correspondence to the SEPTA for Special Directive 24-2

Risk-Based Inspection Program Implementation Requirements

FTA's Office of Transit Safety and Oversight hosted a webinar about the State Safety Oversight Agencies implementation of the Risk-Based Inspection Program requirements included in the Special Directives and pursuant to The Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act.

State Safety Oversight Reporting (SSOR) Refresher Training Webinar Presentation 2025

Presentation for the State Safety Oversight Reporting (SSOR) Refresher Training Webinar.

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar

FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo discussed FTA safety updates including Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans compliance for transit agencies and FTA's initial analysis of responses to General Directive 24-1: Required...

TSO Spotlight January 2025 Issue

FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights Responses to General Directive 24-1, Safety Management Systems (SMS) in Practice Virtual Workshops, the 18th Annual FTA Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference and the 2025 FTA Joint SSO and RTA Workshop.

Responses to General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers

On January 16, 2025, FTA published Responses to General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers. FTA's initial analysis of agency responses shows more than two-thirds of transit agencies determined that safety risk mitigations are necessary to reduce the...

Special Topics in Transit Safety: Bus-to-Person Collisions Overview

FTA's Office of System Safety, Transportation Data Analyst Gibran Abifadel provided an overview of FTA's recent efforts to reduce the safety risk in the transit industry for bus-to-person collisions.

2025 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

TSO Spotlight December 2024 Issue

FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights the recent the Purple Line Light Rail Transit Project in Maryland, mental health resources for the transit industry, Transit Safety and Oversight accomplishments in 2024, December TRACS meeting recap, and the NTD safety...