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The FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) regulation establishes definitions and minimum notification thresholds for safety events. The SSO final rule defines a “safety event” and requires a rail transit agency (RTA) to notify its State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) and the FTA within two hours of...
The Federal Transit Administration requested information from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) on what actions the transit agency is taking pertaining to their recent fire involving decommissioned Proterra E-Buses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) demands one of the nation's largest transit systems, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), report on practices for the storage of decommissioned Proterra electric buses. The inquiry follows many battery fire...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced Marcus J. Molinaro has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 02, 2025.
"I applaud the U.S....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released a video series providing guidance to public transit agencies, private bus operators and host cities as they prepare to move millions of fans for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Games and the 2028 Los...
Adam Schildge serves as the Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Budget and Policy. In this role, he serves as FTA’s Acting Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Schildge’s responsibilities include budget and financial...
The FTA Access Control Entry System (FACES) is a part of FTA’s Appian platform, known as the Transit Integrated Appian Development (TrIAD) platform. FACES provides unified user management for all applications under the TrIAD platform and enables systems in the TrIAD platform to manage and...
WASHINGTON, DC -- On July 25, FTA Senior Advisor Marc Molinaro published a piece in New York Daily News highlighting the continuing dangerous and growing surge of violence in the New York City subway system.
Read the full opinion below:
At last week's House hearing,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Under the direction of U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that grant recipients of FTA's Low or No Emission Grant Program will now have the flexibility to request to change their project...
FTA’s Teona Edwards, Deputy Associate Administrator for Transit Safety, provided an overview of safety trends, the Public Transportation Safety Certification Program and safety data reporting.