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Manuals

Policy Manuals

2025 NTD Reporting Policy Manual 2025 NTD Reduced Reporting Policy Manual 2025 NTD Monthly Ridership and Weekly Reference Policy Manual 2024 NTD Reporting Policy Manual 2024 NTD Reduced Reporting Policy Manual 2024 NTD Monthly Ridership and Weekly Reference...

The National Transit Database (NTD)

After data reporting was required by Congress in 1974, the FTA's National Transit Database (NTD) was set up to be the repository of data about the financial, operating and asset conditions of American transit systems. The NTD records the financial, operating, and asset...

2012 Safety and Security Reporting Manual

Safety and Security Reporting Manual consists of the following sections:

Table of ContentsIntroductionInternet ReportingSafety and Security Setup Form (S&S 10)Safety and Security CEO Certification Form (S&S 20)Security Configuraton Form (S&S 30)Reportable Incident Report Form (S...

What is the National Transit Database (NTD) Program?

What is the NTD Program? 

Congress established the NTD to be the Nation’s primary source for information and statistics on the transit systems of the United States. Statute requires that recipients or beneficiaries of grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) under...

Contact Information for NTD Operations

Appian NTD Reporting Application Support:

Phone: (877) 561-7466 or (202) 967-0340

Email: FTAITHelpDesk@dot.gov

Business hours M-F 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Eastern Time

Contact the FTA IT Help Desk to...

FAQs

What is “United We Ride?”

United We Ride is an interagency Federal national initiative that supports States and their localities in developing coordinated human service delivery systems. In addition to State coordination grants, United We Ride provides State and local agencies a transportation-...