U.S Department of Transportation Announces Research Funding to Improve People’s Access to Transportation

WASHINGTON – In its continuing efforts to reduce barriers to transportation for all Americans, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $6 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to help improve people's access to affordable...

Mobility, Access, & Transportation Insecurity: Creating Links to Opportunity Demonstration Research Program - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

FTA Standards Development Program: Transit Bus Operator Temporary Barrier to Reduce COVID-19 Exposure Report Summary

This document summarizes the results of the study to demonstrate the production of a durable physical temporary barrier between the front and rear passenger compartment of a transit bus to reduce the exposure risk to COVID-19 for the operator and passengers.

FTA Standards Development Program: Transit Bus Operator Temporary Barrier to Reduce COVID-19 Exposure (Report 0224)

This report presents the results of the study to demonstrate the production of a durable physical temporary barrier between the front and rear passenger compartment of a transit bus to reduce the exposure risk to COVID-19 for the operator and passengers.

Transit Bus Automation Quarterly Update Q2 2022

This document highlights transit bus automation activities from the second quarter of calendar year 2022 (April - June).

TAMNews - August 2022

This issue of TAMNews announces new funding opportunities and provides access to new resources and publications for transit agencies.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.6 Billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nearly Double the Number of Clean Transit Buses on America's Roads

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration today announced $1.66 billion...

National RTAP, AASHTO MTAP, and NADTC Risky Business II: Insurance for Nonprofits and Small Transit Agencies

Monitoring Safety Risk Mitigations

When transit agencies implement safety risk mitigations under 49 CFR 673.25(d), they are required, under Safety Assurance, to monitor whether mitigations are ineffective, inappropriate, or not performing as intended (49 CFR 673.27(b)(2)).

This article was originally published in the...

The Safety Risk Register in Action - July 27, 2022

This webinar demonstrates practices for and provides examples of using safety risk registers to track hazards and mitigations. The webinar recording is also available.