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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator Marc Molinaro today announced that the agency has proposed updated guidelines to remove the “social cost of carbon” calculation as part of the rating criteria for transit grants under the Capital Investment Grants (CIG)...
FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of FTA’s Oversight Review process, top SMR/Combined findings and available resources to help transit agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal Transit Administration Administrator Marc Molinaro today issued a final warning to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit (NYCT) to address safety risks for track maintenance workers following tragic accidents involving NYCT employees,...
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.
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...
FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, provided an overview of FTA regulatory updates, shared key deadlines for the Rail Transit Roadway Worker Protection final rule and highlighted FTA's Trespassing Prevention Safety Campaign....
FTA's Director of Program Oversight Hope Jensen provides an overview of program oversight, Triennial Review preparation, FY22-24 top 10 small urban recipient findings, overall tips for compliance and information on what to do if there is a finding.
The FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulation establishes definitions and minimum notification thresholds for safety events. The SSO final rule defines a “safety event” and requires a rail transit agency (RTA) to notify its State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) and the FTA within two hours of...
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) demands one of the nation's largest transit systems, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), report on practices for the storage of decommissioned Proterra electric buses. The inquiry follows many battery fire...