FTA Video Series
Learn more about FTA’s programs and initiatives through the agency’s video series.
Public Transit
Legacy ID
301
Decision Support at CDTA
This case study details how the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) in Albany, New York developed its own decision support tool without having to acquire new software or put significant effort into collecting new data.
TAM for Tribes
If your agency is an American Indian tribal transportation provider, then you are a Tier II provider. TAM requirements for Tier II providers, including tribes, are the same. However, tribes face different circumstances and community needs that will affect how they meet the basic...
FTA Special Directive 18-2
The Special Directive requires the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) to address safety findings resulting from Tri-State Oversight Committee's triennial review reports of WMATA Metrorail.
Vehicle Automation Requests for Comment
FTA issued two Requests for Comment (RFC) notices that will help the agency develop funding opportunities for bus automation demonstration projects and inform the U.S. Department of Transportation's guidance on advancing automated vehicle technologies
Safety & Security Quick Reference Guide: Rail Modes
This guide defines reportable Safety & Security (S&S) events and identify reporting thresholds for rail modes reported to NTD. Please note that Alaska Railroad and Commuter Rail modes report only Security events that meet a Major Event reporting threshold.
Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (Safety Management Systems)
This presentation given at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in January 2018 summarizes Safety Management Systems, including rulemaking and approaches.
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Release of Automated Vehicle Requests for Public Comment
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today discussed the Department’s progress in advancing the release of Federal Automated Vehicle Policy (FAVP) 3.0, also known as A Vision for Safety 3.0, during her remarks at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.