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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DOT’s DBE Program seeks to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts in the Department’s highway, transit, and airport financial assistance programs and to create a level playing field on which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT-assisted contracts.

PDF document of 2014 NTD Glossary

The 2014 National Transit Database Glossary. 

Please note that the NTD Glossary contains terms from the Uniform System of Accounts (USOA). The USOA labels these terms using a number system (e.g., Accident Repairs of Buildings, Grounds and Equipment (128)). For further explanation of...

ADA Guidance

Civil Rights resources for Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration stakeholders 

ADA Compliance

Compliance Review Final Reports Complaint Letters of Finding According to Subject Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of Justice Actions: Maryland Transit Administration Letter of Finding (paratransit capacity constraints) (7/13/23) City...

ADA Regulations

DOT Regulations Part 27—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance  Part 37—Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities Part 38—...

The National Transit Database (NTD)

After data reporting was required by Congress in 1974, the FTA's National Transit Database (NTD) was set up to be the repository of data about the financial, operating and asset conditions of American transit systems. The NTD records the financial, operating, and asset...

NTD 2013 Database

 Agency Information    Agency Mode Service    Agency UZAs    Capital Use   Contract Relationship    Directly Generated Funds    Energy Consumption    Fare Revenue Earned By Mode    Fixed Guideway    ...