Public Transit
PTASP TAC Update: Week of July 19, 2021
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates on safety event investigations in Safety Management Systems (SMS), as laid out in the Agency Safety Plan (ASP) Safety Assurance section, to meet the...
Trespass and Suicide Prevention (TRACS 18-03 Final Report)
The 2018-2020 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with reviewing emerging technologies and innovations and developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one...
Roadway Worker Protection (TRACS 18-02 Final Report)
The 2018-2020 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with reviewing emerging technologies and innovations and developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one...
Employee Safety Reporting (TRACS 18-01 Final Report)
The 2018-2020 Charter tasked the Transit Advisory Committee for Safety (TRACS) with reviewing emerging technologies and innovations and developing recommendations that the Federal Transit Administration could implement to improve public safety. This report includes recommendations related to one...
TSO Spotlight July 2021 Issue
Read the July 2021 FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter to meet Gail Lyssy—the new FTA Acting Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight & Chief Safety Officer, learn about a new Request for Information on high-priority transit safety concerns, the launch of a...
Wake Bus Rapid Transit: Southern Corridor Project Profile
The City of Raleigh (the City) proposes to implement a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor between Downtown Raleigh and Rupert Road in the Town of Garner. The project is planned to operate in dedicated center-running transit lanes and curbside business access transit (BAT) lanes for 3.8 miles, and...
Bus Operator Compartment (BCP) Program Project Selections, FY2020
See projects awarded under the Safety Research & Demonstration Program (SRD) Program.
State Project Sponsor Project Description Funding Amount LA New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (NORTA) The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority...Safety Research & Demonstration Program (SRD) Program Project Selections, FY2020
See projects awarded under the Bus Operator Compartment (BCP) Program.
State Project Sponsor Project Description Funding Amount IL Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will receive funding for a pilot project to...Bus ASP Implementation Workshop Participant Workbook
FTA hosted virtual Bus Agency Safety Plan (ASP) Implementation workshops in 2021 to help participants plan and practice implementing elements of their ASPs. This Participant Workbook is intended to be used during and after the workshop.
View the workshop...