Rail Grade Crossing Safety Resources for Transit Agencies

TSO Spotlight August 2023 Issue

FTA’s August 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter highlights how Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) and Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) are addressing public safety through...

PTASP TAC Update: August 2023

This issue of the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Update focuses on recent questions to the TAC.

FTA Office of Program Oversight: Overview, Metrics, and Discussion

Office of Program Oversight Director Hope Jensen, Compliance Division Chief Gian Marshall and Performance and Quality Assurance Division Chief David Schilling provided an overview on FTA oversight reviews and the Oversight Tracking System (OTrak).

APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar: FTA Safety Updates

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of crashworthiness standards and the upcoming 2023 FTA Joint State Safety Oversight and Rail Transit Agency Hybrid Workshop.

Drug & Alcohol Program Overview

Iyon Rosario, Drug and Alcohol Program Manager for the Office of Safety Review, provided an overview of FTA's Drug and Alcohol program and the program's oversight/audit findings. 

FTA Safety Regulatory Update

Jeremy Furrer, Safety Policy and Promotion Division Chief in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's safety policy initiatives, including actions to incorporate statutory changes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

2023 Biennial FTA State and Tribal Programs and Transit Partnerships Conference​

FTA Office of Program Oversight: Overview, Metrics, and Discussion

FTA Safety Update

Ethan Novak, Program Analyst in the Office of System Safety, provided an overview of FTA's approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and an update on ongoing efforts to improve transit safety.

TSO Spotlight July 2023 Issue

FTA’s July 2023 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter explores how transit agencies are addressing public safety through a community-based approach and features perspectives from Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Tri-County Metropolitan...