Public Transit
Transportation Association of South Carolina Conference
FTA's Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, Joe DeLorenzo, provided updates on bus safety data trends, bus-to-privately owned vehicle collision data, bus-to-person collision data, assaults on transit workers and positive safety culture in transit....
Federal Transit Administration to Ditch Green New Deal Carbon Scam, Move to Unleash American Energy
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)...
AASHTO Internal External Conference
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.
Federal Transit Agency Holds New York MTA Accountable for Failure to Address Safety Risks that Led to Transit Worker Death
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,...
Letter from FTA to MTA New York – August 2025
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.
Proposed CIG Policy Guidance 2025
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...
APTA Safety Spotlight Webinar
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....
CTAA Small Urban Network Conference
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.