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Read the May 2021 FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter to learn about the extended Federal Mask Requirement for public transportation, how transit worker vaccination is a critical part of public transportation’s recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency, a data...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared information on vaccine safety and vaccine confidence to promote vaccination among transit workers.
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FTA administers a national transit safety program and compliance oversight process to advance safe and reliable transit service throughout the United States. The Office of Transit Safety and Oversight helps to increase transit safety through:
A new issue of the FTA Drug and Alcohol Regulation Updates Newsletter is now available.
Issue 71 includes information on determining if positions are safety-sensitive, trends in the positive testing rate, saliva specimens and confirmation tests, resumption of the FTA Drug and Alcohol...
Read the April 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on funding to support the transit industry’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, including the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and a recap of the FTA National Peer Exchange on Vaccine...
The national peer exchange on transit’s role in COVID-19 vaccination focuses on how transit agencies are working to provide vaccine access to transit workers and their communities. Participants included the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local partners including transit...
Read the March 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on FTA COVID-19 Resources and transit and public health agencies partnerships to support vaccination efforts. Register for the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) ...
Presentation from the Transit COVID-19 Response Program Information Collection Webinar for Urban and Tribal Transit Providers from Monday, March 15.
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Demonstration Video
COVID-19 Response Program Info Collection Application for Urban...Presentation from the Transit COVID-19 Response Program Information Collection Webinar for Section 5311 Recipients from Thursday, March 18.
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Demonstration Video
COVID-19 Response Program Info Collection Application for Section 5311...Presentation given during the 2021 APTA Mobility Conference Virtual Event about the Federal Mask Requirement.