Recent FTA Research Publications

This document is an article in FTA Research News. Recent FTA Research Publications feature the most recent research reports published on the FTA website.

Associate Administrator’s Corner

This document is an article in FTA Research News. The Associate Administrator's Corner features the perspective of the Associate Administrator of FTA's Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation on topics relating to public transportation innovation.

Tribal Transit Technical Assistance Assessment Guide

This guide is for TTP recipients, FTA staff, and FTA contractors conducting these Assessments. TTP recipients can use this guide to understand requirements and prepare for an Assessment, while FTA and contracted reviewers use the guide to conduct the Assessment.

FTA Research Newsletter

The Federal Transit Administration’s FTA Research News is a quarterly newsletter highlighting research and innovation topics, events, training, and guidance for the public transportation industry.

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SMS Techniques for Monitoring Operations and Maintenance Procedures

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) regulation requires each applicable transit agency to “monitor its system for compliance with, and sufficiency of, the agency's procedures for operations and maintenance” (49 CFR 673.27(b)(1)). This article reviews practices for monitoring...

FY22 Tribal Transit Competitive Program Webinar Transcript

Transcript of FTA’s informational webinar on March 24, 2022 for the FY22 Tribal Transit Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Recommends Nearly $4.5 Billion To Move New and Expanded Public Transit Services Forward and Lower Financing Costs

Popular grant program that helps communities advance transit projects got a major boost from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced the Department is recommending $4.45...

Shared Mobility FAQs Related to the FTA Drug and Alcohol Program

Q: When do the Drug and Alcohol rules apply?

A: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol regulation (49 CFR part 655) provides that the rule applies to recipients and subrecipients of Urbanized Area (§ 5307), Capital Investment Grant (§ 5309) and Rural Area (§...

Standard Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems FY 2021 Notice of Funding Opportunity Supplemental Form

This supplemental form allows you to apply for the FY21 Standard Development for Bus Exportable Power Systems Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Note: You must download FTA’s supplemental form to apply for this grant opportunity. To do so, right click on the file and save it on your local...

Madison East-West BRT Project Profile: FY 2023 Annual Report

The City of Madison proposes to implement a bus rapid transit (BRT) project running east-west through downtown and the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. The East-West BRT will consist of three service patterns which overlap through the core of the system. The project includes 8.2 miles of...