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FTA’s December 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights FTA's participation at the Federal Railroad Administration’s Rail Share Conference, recaps of the 2023 FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Workshop and overviews the proposed General...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is extending the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding transit worker hours of service and fatigue risk management, published on October 30, 2023, with the original comment period closing on December 29, 2023. The...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is extending the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking regarding FTA's State Safety Oversight program, which was published on November 15, 2023, with the original comment period closing on January 16, 2024. The comment period for the...
On September 25, 2024, FTA issued General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers (PDF Download). The General Directive required transit agencies subject to FTA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation to conduct a safety risk...
FTA hosted a webinar for transit agencies to learn how community-based public safety programs can improve rider experience. The webinar includes perspectives from transit agencies that established community-based programs to address public safety concerns. The featured transit agencies share...
Cyrell R. McLemore, Senior Inspection Specialist in the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provides an overview of Risk-Based Inspections.
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.
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's Paulina Seider, Director of the Office of System Safety, provided FTA's update on bus-to-person collisions and recommended actions to the Bus Safety Committee.