Transforming Public Transit with a Rural On-Demand Microtransit Project (Report 0243)

This report presents the development, evolution, and evaluation of the on-demand microtransit service project in the City of Wilson, North Carolina, highlighting the implementation of expanded service hours along with the project outcomes and lessons learned.

Proposed Changes to PTASP Requirements at 49 CFR 673

This document lists the proposed changes to the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan regulation (49 CFR Part 673).

Federal Transit Administration Proposes New Requirements to Improve Transit Worker Safety

WASHINGTON – To protect transit workers and riders, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is proposing new safety requirements authorized under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 

In a proposed update to the Public...

Update to the Bus Safety Committee

FTA’s Joe DeLorenzo, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight and Chief Safety Officer, gave an overview of FTA's transit worker assault special directive, expanded assault reporting in the NTD and additional updates to bus safety.

APTA Mobility Conference

Special Directives: Required Actions Regarding Transit Worker Assault

Safety Rulemakings and Safety Risk Management Updates

FY2023 Tribal Transit NOFO Webinar Presentation

This presentation was used by FTA staff during a webinar on April 20, 2023, for potential applicants to the FY 2023 Tribal Transit Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Capitol Extension Project Profile

Valley Metro proposes a 1.4-mile light rail extension project (Project) in downtown Phoenix consisting of a single-track, one-way loop along Washington Street, Adams Street, 19th Avenue, and Jefferson Street with three split-platform stations. The Project will include a transfer point to the...

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans

Document Series: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

Author: Federal Transit Administration 

FTA Docket Number: FTA-2023-0007 

FTA is proposing changes to PTASP that include revised requirements for ASPs, joint-labor management safety committees,...

Federal Transit Administration Recognizes Chicago Transit Authority’s Work to Reduce its Environmental Footprint in Earth Day Celebration

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)'s plans to electrify its bus fleet to combat climate change. CTA's work, part of FTA's Sustainable Transit for a Healthy Planet initiative, garnered the...

Federal Transit Administration Recognizes New York MTA’s Work to Reduce its Environmental Footprint in Earth Day Celebration

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today recognized the exemplary efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for comprehensive plans to electrify its bus fleet to combat climate change. MTA’s work, part of FTA's Sustainable...