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LVR Bumper Safety Technology Deployment Report Summary

This document summarizes findings from a project to design, build, and test a prototype light rail vehicle (LRV) end enclosure, or bumper, as a retrofit to an existing LRV operated in the U.S. to reduce (1) potential for injury to automobile occupants, (2) damage to the LRV, and (3) costs to...

LVR Bumper Safety Technology Deployment (Report 0247)

This report presents findings from a project to design, build, and test a prototype light rail vehicle (LRV) end enclosure, or bumper, as a retrofit to an existing LRV operated in the U.S. to reduce (1) potential for injury to automobile occupants, (2) damage to the LRV, and (3) costs to...

TSO Spotlight June 2023 Issue

FTA’s June 2023Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight newsletter provides an overview of the proposed changes to the National Public Transportation Safety Plan and highlights the Office of Transit Safety and Oversight’s 10-years of safety milestones event.

Social Media Toolkit for FTA 2024 Bus Programs

This toolkit was created by FTA to help transit agencies, stakeholders and elected officials at all levels promote the projects supported by Fiscal Year 2024 Buses & Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission (Low-No) grant programs.

FY23 FTA Bus and Low- and No-Emission Grant Awards

FTA’s FY23 Low- and No-Emission and Bus and Bus Facilities programs will provide nearly $1.7 billion from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for transit projects in 46 states and territories. This funding invests in more than 1,700 American-built buses that will be manufactured with...