Low-No and Buses and Bus Facilities FAQs

Zero-Emission Fleet Transition Plan

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act amended the statutory provisions for the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program (49 U.S.C. § 5339(b)) and the Low or No Emission Program (49 U.S.C. § 5339(c)) to include a requirement that any application for projects...

Supporting Safety Management System Analysis with the National Transit Database

National Transit Database (NTD) data can help agencies set Safety Performance Targets (SPTs), conduct Safety Risk Management (SRM) analysis and develop safety objectives. (This article was originally published in the February 2022 TSO Spotlight Newsletter.)

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Disposition Requirements Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) changed the provisions for transit asset disposition [49 USC § 5334(h)(4)(B)]. For rolling stock, equipment and aggregate supplies that have met their minimum useful life and were (1) purchased with federal assistance (2) with a fair...

MassDot Risks, Concerns and Lessons Learned

This document was compiled with the purpose of identifying potential risks through different stages of the project. And have been known to exist on similar projects in the recent past. Besides highlighting a potential risk, where possible primary avenues of proactively mitigating these risks...

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Requirements​ Webinar

This webinar provided an overview of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law changes to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) requirements. The new requirements apply to transit agencies with an Agency Safety Plan in place under the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673)....

National RTAP - Tribal Transit Peer Roundtable

FTA BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project Risk Assessment Report

Project Management Oversight Report regarding BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension Project.

TAMPLATE User Manual

The TAMPLATE User Manual is a companion document that walks you through each section of TAMPLATE to generate a TAM plan. In general, personnel who are knowledgeable about your organization’s assets and responsible for asset management processes (e.g., procurement, maintenance, compliance, etc.)...

PTASP TAC Update: February 2022

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this month’s updates focused on Safety Management Systems (SMS) techniques for monitoring operations and maintenance procedures.

New featured resources include the...