Semi-Annual Uniform Report of DBE Awards/Commitments and Payments

Uniform Report of DBE Commitments/Awards and Payments.

2014 DBE Final Rule Highlights

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is an affirmative action program designed to combat discrimination and its continuing effects by providing contracting opportunities on federally-funded highway, transit, and airport projects for small...

DBE Final Rule: Program Implementation Modification - Effective November 2014

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONOffice of the Secretary49 CFR Part 26[Docket No. OST–2012–0147]RIN 2105–AE08

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION:...

DBE Three Year-Goal Setting Submission Schedules

DBE Three Year-Goal Setting Submission Schedules Updated on 07/23/2015

Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis Projects and Related Resources

The Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) is a leader in studying transportation issues with an eye toward real-life solutions to a variety of challenges. TCRP is a cooperative effort of three organizations: the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the National Academies, acting through...

Topic Guide Series on ADA Transportation

These technical assistance documents bring together the ADA requirements the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ADA regulation, FTA technical assistance and operational practices that comply with the ADA.  These documents may be found http://www.dredf.org/ADAtg/index.shtml.

Toll-Free Hotline

If you have any questions or concerns regarding public transportation for persons with disabilities, please contact the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Civil Rights on our toll-free Civil Rights Hotline at 888-446-4511. Please leave a message, and your questions or concerns will...

Use of "Segways" on Transportation Vehicles

This guidance document concerns the question of whether transportation entities (e.g., transit authorities, Amtrak) should permit the “Segway” personal transportation device to be used on transportation vehicles when used as a mobility device by...

Paratransit Requirements for §5311-Funded Fixed-Route Service Operated by Private Entities

Where a state provides Federal Transit Administration §5311 funds to a private entity to operate a fixed route service, the requirement of the Department’s disability nondiscrimination regulations to provide complementary paratransit applies to...

Origin-to-Destination Service

The Department of Transportation’s ADA regulation provides that complementary paratransit service for ADA paratransit eligible persons shall be “origin-to-destination” service.  What are the obligations of transit providers to ensure that...