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FTA issues Special Directive 26-1 to require the Illinois Department of Transportation to take immediate action to address critical, persistent, and systemic deficiencies in its State Safety Oversight program for the Chicago Transit Authority rail transit system.
Presentation for the State Safety Oversight Reporting (SSOR) Refresher Training Webinar.
This webinar introduced FTA’s new audit tracking solution, SafeStat. Participants learned about SafeStat’s key features, how to access the system, SSOA roles and responsibilities, and best practices for effective use.
View the recording.FTA’s Division Chief for the Office of Safety Policy and Promotion, Jeremy Furrer provided an overview of FTA’s Safety Management Systems Implementation.
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo discussed FTA safety updates including FTA’s Safety Advisory on Reducing Rail Trespassing and Suicide Events, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program Semi-Annual...
FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter shares the recent safety advisory focused on reducing rail trespass and suicide events, provides information on the 2026 State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Safety Workshop and transit agency efforts to address substance...
FTA hosted a webinar to discuss strategies for preventing trespass and suicide incidents. FTA provided an overview of the recently published Safety Advisory on reducing rail trespass and suicide events, data trends and resources for transit agencies. The Utah Transit Authority discussed their...
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided updates on Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) background, implementation, FAQs, next steps and available resources.
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided updates on transit rail grade crossing and street-running rail collision trends, Safety Advisory 24-2, rail trespass and suicides and FTA resources.
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided updates on Safety Management Systems and data foundations, how to think about data and the role of data in FTA’s Safety Program.