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Recent FTA Announcements Related to Buy America

7/7/2015

Dear Colleague:

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made two separate announcements related to Buy America that I want to bring to your attention. As you know, FTA’s Buy America program helps to ensure that to the greatest extent possible, the steel, iron and...

FTA’s Accident Investigation Role

7/31/2015Dear Colleague:

I am writing to share important information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) ongoing role in strengthening transit safety as it relates to our accident investigation authority. In particular, I want you to know how FTA accident investigators operate...

Public Transportation Safety Program’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

8/20/2015Dear Colleague:

I am writing to share important information about the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) most recent action to advance our ongoing efforts to strengthen transit safety. On August 14, 2015, the FTA published its Public Transportation Safety Program’s Notice of...

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...

NCI Charrette System Guide for Transit Oriented Development

The NCI Charrette System Guide for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) will be a concise nuts-and-bolts reference for planning TOD projects. The Guide will be based on the NCI Charrette System, a holistic collaborative project management system designed for complex, contentious projects. It will...

2013 Appendix E: Failure to Report Deletions and Reporting Waivers

Lists agencies that failed to complete an NTD report, that received a waiver from FTA allowing them not to report for the current year, or that completed a report that FTA did not accept and thus deleted from the database.

Keywords: reporting deletion, reporting waiver, deletion, delete, nine or fewer, agency name, organization type, failure to report, did not report