2022 State Public Transportation Partnerships Conference

FTA Special Directive 22-13

FTA issues Special Directive 22-13 to require the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to oversee the implementation of the four Special Directives issued to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) that address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection...

FTA Special Directive 22-12

FTA issues Special Directive 22-12 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30, 2022, FTA’s SMI reviewed the MBTA rail...

FTA Special Directive 22-11

FTA issues Special Directive 22-11 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30, 2022, FTA’s SMI reviewed the MBTA rail...

FTA Special Directive 22-10

FTA issues Special Directive 22-10 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30, 2022, FTA’s SMI reviewed the MBTA rail...

FTA Special Directive 22-9

FTA issues Special Directive 22-9 to require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released on August 31, 2022. Conducted between April 14 and June 30, 2022, FTA’s SMI reviewed the MBTA rail transit...

Safety Management Inspection Report: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) focused on MBTA’s processes, procedures, and resources for safety decision-making and the role of the DPU in overseeing MBTA’s safety performance. Findings identify areas that require continued attention and increased resources by MBTA to prioritize...

Safety Management Inspection: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

FTA's MBTA and DPU Corrective Action Plan (CAP) Tracking Table monitors MBTA and DPU's progress in...

TSO Spotlight August 2022 Issue

FTA's August 2022 Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter includes FTA's upcoming rulemaking in the 2022 Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, TSO's introduction to its to new division chiefs and how to assess risk using a safety risk register. Read...

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association Conference - August 24, 2022

FTA provided an overview of FTA's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation Part 655, new industry requirements and its impacts on FTA grantees.