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News Archive

  • March 25, 2024

    FTA developed a host of materials to help large bus transit providers develop Agency Safety Plans.

  • March 25, 2024

    FTA developed a host of materials to help small bus transit providers work with their State DOTs on Agency Safety Plan (ASP) development.

  • March 25, 2024

    The TAM Final Rule and recent changes to the National Transit Database (NTD) reporting requirements will require transit agencies to submit asset inventory, condition assessments, performance targets, and a narrative report to the NTD annually in...

  • March 25, 2024

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law amended the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) requirements at 49 U.S.C. § 5329(d) by adding requirements related to...

  • March 22, 2024

    49 CFR Part 655 - Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations

    49 CFR Part 655 - August, 2001 (PDF)

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  • March 22, 2024

    FTA Moves Forward on a Plan to Set Minimum Standards at Every Rail Transit Agency across the Country to Improve Conditions for Workers 

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation...

  • March 14, 2024
    Year Workshop Event
    2023 November 14-16, 2023: ...
  • March 13, 2024

    The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), proposes to implement a 15.5-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) line that will connect the College Park MARTA rail station to Southlake Mall in Morrow, with a majority of the line operating in...

  • March 13, 2024

    (Formerly West Seattle to Ballard Link Extension: West Seattle to SODO)

    The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) plans to extend the Link light rail system for 4.7 miles from the existing SODO Link station to West...

  • March 13, 2024

    The City of Madison (the City) proposes to implement bus rapid transit (BRT) service along a 13- to 17-mile corridor running from northern Madison, through downtown and southern Madison, to the City of Fitchburg. The central segment through downtown...