TSO Spotlight Newsletter August 2025 Issue

FTA's latest Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter highlights Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection resources, Trespass Prevention Safety Campaign, and OTrak Fiscal Year 2025 updates.

Nassau Hub Bus Rapid Transit Project Profile

Nassau County proposes to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) service in Nassau County. The Nassau Hub BRT Project (the Project) is a proposed six-mile BRT route between the Rosa Parks-Hempstead Transit Center in the Village of Hempstead, NY, and the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Main Line station...

Swift Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Project Profile

The Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation (Community Transit), proposes to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) along a 15-mile corridor in Snohomish County, Washington, from Everett Station to the Smokey Point Transit Center in Arlington. The approximately 21-station,...

Letter from FTA to MTA New York – August 2025

The Federal Transit Administration requested information from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York City Transit) to meet the requirements of Special Directive 24-6 and address safety risks to NYCT workers.

Proposed CIG Policy Guidance 2025

To continue advancing transit projects that have a transformative impact on American communities in the most efficient and transparent manner, FTA is inviting public comment on revisions to the agency’s policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. FTA implements the CIG...

Letter from FTA to SEPTA – August 2025

The Federal Transit Administration requested information from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on what actions the transit agency is taking pertaining to their recent fire involving decommissioned Proterra E-Buses.

John Bodnar

John Bodnar is the Director of the Office of Transit Programs and the Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Program Management at FTA.

As the Director of the Office of Transit Programs, John oversees the implementation and...

Adam Schildge

Adam Schildge serves as the Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Budget and Policy.  In this role, he serves as FTA’s Acting Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Schildge’s responsibilities include budget and financial...

FACES User Management Training

The FTA Access Control Entry System (FACES) is a part of FTA’s Appian platform, known as the Transit Integrated Appian Development (TrIAD) platform.  FACES provides unified user management for all applications under the TrIAD platform and enables systems in the TrIAD platform to manage and...

Letter from MTA to FTA

Letter from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in response to U.S. Department of Transportation's March 18th letter.