2015 Data Dictionary

Dictionary that defines terms found on NTD Reporting Forms and the Database File in which they are included.  Please note that Data Tables and Time Series files include a Data Dictionary tab. 

How FTA’s SMS Approach and its Research Investments are Shaping Transit Safety

Presentation given by FTA at TRB's Annual Meeting on January 10, 2017 on how FTA's Safety Management System (SMS) approach and its research investment are shaping transit safety.

The Role of Employee Safety Reporting in an Effective Transit Safety Management System

Presentation give by Paulina Orchard at TRB's Annual Meeting on January 9, 2017 on the role of employee safety reporting in an effective transit safety management system. 

Safety Culture & Safety Management Systems: The Role of Employee Safety Reporting

Presentation give by Paulina Orchard at TRB's Annual Meeting on January 8, 2017 on the role of employee safety reporting. 

Report to Congress on Leasing Arrangements (Report 0110)

In this report to Congress, FTA details the inventory of rolling stock and related equipment under grantee lease agreements and leasing program activities as well as evaluates the leasing arrangements program including grantee data, benefit-cost analysis, and comparison of expected short- and...

2017 NTD Policy Manual

The Report Year 2017 Policy Manual for the National Transit Database (NTD) includes:

2017 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting Safety & Oversight Presentations

Region 8 Staff Assignments

Federal Transit Administration - Region 8

Grant Recipients, Partner Agencies, Staff Assignments

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $1.07 Billion in Federal Funding to Improve Rail Transit Service in Chicago

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $1.07 billion in federal grant funds to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the first phase of the Red and Purple Modernization Project. The project will reconstruct a...

Mobility Innovation Listening Session, January 16, 2019

Download this flyer with details about FTA's listening session at the Transportation Research Board's 2019 annual meeting. This session will discuss the launch of FTA’s Integrated Mobility Innovation Demonstration program. The program brings together the Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox...