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This issue includes a summary of FTA’s participation at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) TRANSform conference, newly available Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) online resources, and an overview of the PTASP Technical Assistance Center. In addition, there is a...
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams today toured the Philadelphia Franklin Square Station project. The visit follows this week’s announcement of a $12.58 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage...
This document summarizes the "round robin" breakout sessions that occured at the TAM Multimodal Roundtable on July 16-18, 2019.
The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) will provide biweekly updates on PTASP activities administered through the TAC to support in the development and review of Agency Safety Plans. Read this week’s updates for information on recent PTASP webinars...
This Safety Bulletin (SB 19-03) outlines safety considerations associated with rail transit grade crossings.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Trump Administration will invest $900 million in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. The funding has been awarded to 55...
Version 3 of the Safety Performance Targets (SPTs) Guide incorporates the April 2024 updates to the National Transportation Safety Plan (National Safety Plan) and the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) regulation (49 CFR part 673) and includes new examples.
The PTASP...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has received questions from public transportation agencies and State Safety Oversight (SSO) Agencies regarding how the hazard management process, previously required in FTA’s original SSO regulation (49 C.F.R. Part 659), differs from the Safety Risk...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) prepared this guide to help your transit agency develop a Safety Management Policy Statement (Policy Statement) to support implementation of your Safety Management System (SMS) and to help you comply with the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (...
This document explains changes made to the initial FFR. The Tip Sheet reflects changes effective as of October 10, 2019 and November 7, 2019. (Posted November 2019)