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SGR Workgroup and Roundtable Meeting

In August 2008, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hosted a two-day discussion with senior engineers and policymakers from 14 public transportation providers and State Departments of Transportation to set the stage for identifying strategies and solutions to this growing problem. ...

Other Significant Guidance

Significant Guidance Documents

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established guidelines in 2007 that federal agencies should follow when creating and disseminating "significant guidance documents." Part of these guidelines state that a federal agency like the FTA ...

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...