TAMNews - December 2024

This issue of TAMNews provides access to new resources, announcements of funding awards, and publications for transit agencies.

ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and do not provide service in a large urbanized area. This checklist is designed...

ASP Checklist for Rail Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas and State Safety Oversight Agencies

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) that are large urbanized area providers with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673,...

ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Small Urbanized Areas

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist to assist bus transit agencies that provide service in a small urbanized area (an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000) and that do not provide service in a large urbanized area. These agencies may be small...

ASP Checklist for Bus Transit Agencies Serving Large Urbanized Areas

FTA is providing version 4 of this Agency Safety Plan (ASP) checklist for large urbanized area providers to assist bus transit agencies with developing or updating their ASPs in accordance with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) final rule at 49 CFR part 673, published on...

FY25 Bus Safety and Accessibility Research NOFO Application Materials

List and description of required materials for Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Program applications.

Webinar: FY25 Bus Safety and Accessibility Research Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

Overview of Safety Advisory 24-2: Street-Running Rail Vehicle Collisions Webinar

Making Transit Safer

FTA's Stewart Mader, Office of System Safety, Safety Policy Senior Program Analyst discussed major safety updates, assaults on transit workers and available resources.

Workshop on FTA's Oversight Reviews Process SMRs/TRs

FTA's Hope Jensen, Director of the Office of Program Oversight, provided an overview of FTA’s Oversight Review process, top SMR/TR findings and available resources to help transit agencies.