Fiscal Year 2020 Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Projects

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $40.9 Million Grant Award for East West Bus Rapid Transit Project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lessons Learned from Voluntary Agency Safety Plan Reviews (Part 1): Final Steps and Safety Risk Management

FTA’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) offers voluntary reviews of draft Agency Safety Plans (ASP). This article is the first in a series that discusses some of the industry’s most common ASP questions, issues, and concerns. It focuses on ASP...

FTA COVID-19 Listening Session DOT, FTA, HUD, and PIH Partnership for COVID-19 Recovery Transcript

This transcript records information from the November 13, 2020 FTA COVID-19 listening session, DOT, FTA, HUD, and PIH Partnership for COVID-19 Recovery.

View the recording and presentation.

FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus Report Summary

This document summarizes the report that includes an examination of the standards, guidelines, and recommendations associated with crashworthiness and Crash Energy Management (CEM) for transit buses, including articulated buses, BRT buses, and paratransit body-on-chassis buses.

FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management for Transit Bus (Report 0179)

This report includes an examination of the standards, guidelines, and recommendations associated with crashworthiness and Crash Energy Management (CEM) for transit buses, including articulated buses, BRT buses, and paratransit body-on-chassis buses.

FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus Report Summary

This document is the report summary for the report that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for less than 30-ft paratransit body-on-chassis buses (cutaways).

FTA Standards Development Program: Crashworthiness/Crash Energy Management Follow-up for Less than 30 Ft Bus (Report 0141)

This report is about a comprehensive study that includes background research and analysis on needs and gaps for voluntary standards or recommended practices for crashworthiness and crash energy management (CEM) for less than 30-ft paratransit body-on-chassis buses (cutaways).

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Additional Administrative Relief for Transit Agencies During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

WASHINGTON – In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced additional actions to improve access to grant funding and provide relief from certain regulatory and administrative requirements....

Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) Notice of Enforcement Discretion (December 2020)

The PTSCTP regulation requires FTA grantees subject to the PTSCTP regulation to certify compliance with initial training and refresher training requirements. The regulation set August 20, 2021 as the deadline to complete training requirements. However, this FTA notice alerts applicable personnel...