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WASHINGTON – Sixty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 creating the federal transit program. For the first time, the federal government took on a major role in supporting transit bus and rail systems across the U.S. This law was...
The third round of historic federal funding will help transit agencies serve more riders, reduce air pollution, and train workers on new technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced...
FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 24-5 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024 to strengthen safety oversight of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation...
FTA issues Special Directive (SD) 24-4 to require the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024 to increase resources and technical capacity. FTA conducted this SMI of PennDOT...
FTA issues Special Directive 24-3 to direct the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024. FTA conducted this SMI between August 10, 2023, and January 31, 2024, to...
FTA issues Special Directive 24-2 to require the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to address findings documented in FTA’s Safety Management Inspection (SMI) report released in early July 2024. FTA conducted this SMI between August 10, 2023, and January 31, 2024, to...
This report documents the results of FTA's Safety Management Inspection (SMI) of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) rail and bus transit system and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA).
State Project Sponsor Bus/Low-No Description Funding AK Alaska Department of Transportation, on behalf of City and Borough of Juneau, Capital Transit BBF Alaska Department of Transportation, on behalf of Capital Transit,...
Issue 81 of the FTA Drug & Alcohol Program Newsletter is now available. This issue includes information about Federal Register Notices regarding oral fluid testing, reclassifying drug and alcohol tests, random testing, and more. Please share this newsletter with colleagues and send...