Safety Bulletin 26-01: Transit Worker Fatigue

FTA published Safety Bulletin 26-01: Transit Worker Fatigue with recommendations to transit agencies on how they can improve safety for workers and the public.

Safety Bulletin 25-01: National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting Deadlines for Major and Non-Major Safety and Security Events

The FTA issued Safety Bulletin 25-01reminding transit agencies that receive certain FTA funding of the requirements for reporting safety and security events to the National Transit Database (NTD). 

ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and do not provide service in a large urbanized area. This checklist is designed...

ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that are large urbanized area providers with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673,...

ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist bus transit agencies that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and that do not provide service in a large urbanized area. These agencies may be small...

ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist for large urbanized area providers to assist bus transit agencies with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673, published on...

DBE Final Rule – FTA DBE Tiered System and Program Plans

FTA Recipient:

As a reminder, beginning October 9, 2024, the Federal Transit Administration is moving to a two-tiered system for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program compliance for recipients that receive planning, capital, or operating assistance. Details on the tiered approach...

Guía para la Contratación de Terceros

Esta circular proporciona asesoramiento en materia de contratación a los recipientes de asistencia federal otorgada por la Administración Federal de Transportación Colectiva (FTA, por sus siglas en inglés) cuando utilizan dicha asistencia federal para financiar sus adquisiciones (contratos con...

STOPS – Modifying General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) Data

STOPS users are required to represent transit service changes offered by new projects in GTFS format.  STOPS users can embed these service changes in GTFS by: 1) engaging with transit agency schedulers, 2) using commercial software that allows graphical service plan editing and...

Tools for Implementing a Comprehensive Safety Training Program

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation at 49 CFR § 673.29(a) requires applicable transit agencies to establish and implement a comprehensive safety training program, including refresher training as necessary, for all employees and contractors directly responsible for...