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Significant Regulatory Guidance

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LRT Vehicle Car Barrier Requirements

9/15/2015Dear Colleague:

As many of you know, it is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) highest priority to provide safe transportation to the travelling public. It is with safety in mind that I bring an important issue to your attention regarding our nation’s light rail systems...

Urbanized Areas Formula Grant Programs Guidance

C 9050.1A (Applicable as of 11-1-2024) 09-27-2024

This circular consolidates and replaces the circulars for the Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program (FTA Circular C 9030.1), the State of Good Repair Grants Program (FTA Circular C 5300.1), and the Urbanized Area formula component...

Capital Investment Program Guidance and Application Instructions

C 9300.1B11-01-08

Purpose

This circular is a re-issuance of guidance on the administration of the Capital Investment Program under 49 U.S.C. 5309.  This revision incorporates provisions of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act:  A Legacy for Users (...

Dots & Dashes: Piecing together Transit's Future

This Public Transportation Participation (PTP) report was developed by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC); it describes the "Dots and Dashes" game, a process Delaware Valley residents and stakeholders used to discuss their priorities for future investments in public...

Urgent Safety Advisory: Enhanced Protections for Wayside Workers

12/31/2013

Dear Colleague:

I write to provide notice of FTA-recommended safety guidance in the wake of two urgent safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday, December 19, 2013. I also write to request information from rail transit...

Urgent Safety Advisory - Unintended Train Movements

10/4/2013

Subject: Urgent Safety Advisory - Unintended Train Movements

Dear Colleague:

I write to call your immediate attention to an urgent safety recommendation issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). As you know, on September 30, 2013, two Chicago Transit...

Certifications and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

8/17/2012

Dear Colleague:

It has come to my attention that many recipients of funds administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) may not be correctly applying the Federal lobbying disclosure reporting requirements. As a result, recipients may not realize that they may...