MBTA Letter to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Safety Management Inspection

April 14, 2022, letter from Joe DeLorenzo, FTA Associate Administrator and Chief Safety Officer, Office of Transit Safety and Oversight to Steve Poftak, General Manager, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, regarding the Safety Management Inspection of MBTA’s transit operations and...

Federal Transit Administration Announces Veronica Vanterpool as Deputy Administrator

WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Nuria Fernandez of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the appointment of Veronica Vanterpool as Deputy Administrator. Vanterpool has served as Senior Advisor in the FTA Office of the Administrator since August 2021.

"Throughout her...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Path Forward for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Phase I Project Under the Expedited Project Delivery Pilot Program

Project will improve transit options and reduce commute times for the Los Angeles community

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Los Angeles County...

FTA to Host Webinar on Bus Exportable Power Systems Notice of Funding Opportunity (May 25)

National RTAP Learn about TACL: The Transportation Technical Assistance Coordination Library

National RTAP Books in Transit Discussion Group Meeting: Set My Heart to Five

APTA Mobility Conference Safety Risk Management and Data Analysis Presentation – May 4, 2022

Frank Hackett, Safety Risk Management Program Coordinator for System Safety in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an update on FTA’s approach to reducing safety risk in the transit industry and ongoing efforts to improve transit safety.

APTA Mobility Conference Transit Worker Assault Presentation – May 3, 2022

Paulina Orchard, Director of the Office of System Safety, and Stewart Mader Program Analyst (Policy) in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight provided an update on Transit Worker Assault Data, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and FTA’s Enhanced Transit Safety and Crime Prevention...

2022 APTA Mobility Conference

APTA Mobility Conference Human Trafficking Awareness and Public Safety Initiative Presentation – May 2, 2022

Paulina Orchard, Director of the Office of System Safety in the FTA Office of Transit Safety and Oversight, provided an update on FTA’s Human Trafficking Awareness and Public Safety Initiative, DOT’s Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking Initiative and FTA’s Enhanced Transit Safety...