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This tool may be used for benefit-cost analysis of resilience projects submitted to FTA for consideration for funding under the Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program and the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 for states, local governmental authorities, tribal governments and...
Beta version of FTA's Hazard Mitigation Cost Effectiveness tool, with instructions, July 8, 2016.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) jointly proposed a new rule this week that would improve coordination of multi-modal transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) serving the nation’s...
Presentation given by Associate Administrator Thomas Littleton at the APTA Rail Conference on June 20, 2016.
Paul Kincaid was appointed Associate Administrator for Communications and Congressional Affairs by the Obama Administration in June 2016. Leading a team of media and government affairs professionals, Mr. Kincaid manages all aspects of the Federal Transit Administration’s legislative affairs...
Alexandria West End Transitway Small Starts Project Development profile, June 2016.
This final rule requires public transportation providers to develop and implement transit asset management (TAM) plans. TAM plans must include an asset inventory, condition assessments of inventoried assets, and a prioritized list of investments to improve the state of good repair of their...
The Federal Transit Administration recently published a Federal Register notice seeking nominations for up to 20 representatives from the public transportation safety community for TRACSmembership.
The sample delegation of authority may be used when assigning an individual access to TrAMS and requires a PIN to Submit or Execute Applications/Awards, or to execute the annual Certifications and Assurances. This includes the user roles of the Official, Submitter, and Attorney. The...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulation at 49 CFR § 37.43(a)(1), provides that when a public entity "alters an existing facility or a part of an existing facility used in providing designated public transportation services in a way that...