2017 APTA Rail Conference

Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority (Coast RTA) DBE Compliance Review Final Report 2017

This 2017 Final Report presents the findings from FTA’s compliance review of the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority's (Coast RTA) implementation of the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program requirements.

Region 3 Grant Development Reference Guide for TrAMS

Date: 6/5/2017Number: 2017-05

To provide additional information to assist in the navigation of TrAMS and the grant development process, Region 3 has created a Grant Development Reference Guide. This supplemental guide will provide tips to developing grant...

State Safety Oversight Program Certification Status Table

By federal public transportation safety law, 30 states with rail transit systems are required to establish an FTA-certified State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program by April 15, 2019. If a state does not obtain certification by this deadline, federal law does not allow FTA to obligate any federal...

Letter to FR Conversions (Final Assembly Determination)

FTA determined that the processes by which FR Conversions undertakes to convert  minivans into wheelchair-accessible vehicles are sufficient to meet the Buy America requirements for final assembly.

Safety Reporting Systems: Building an Effective Employee Reporting Program

Transit Safety Management – Transit Safety & Industry Implementation

Security and Emergency Management Roundtable – FTA Update

SMS Workshop and Safety Seminar - Regulatory Update on Safety Management Systems

State Safety Oversight Program Certification Status

FTA’s State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program details the requirements that states must meet to oversee rail transit systems safety for passengers and workers. FTA’s SSO Program final rule, effective in April 2016, requires a strengthened SSO Program for oversight at rail transit agencies and...