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The 2025 NTD Safety and Security Reporting Policy Manual consists of the following sections:
Table of Contents Changes and Clarifications Introduction: The National Transit Database Reporting Requirements S&S-20: Safety and Security CEO Certification S&S-30: Security...This page is intended to document questions to NTD-related questions that may not be as frequently asked in recent years but were at one time of interest to the reporting community. Please refer to the most recent NTD Policy Manual for guidance.
Basic Information
What is the...Please see the most recent NTD Data Products here and the NTD Annual Data Publications Guide here.
A helpful overview of how to print NTD report packages.
A helpful overview of managing user roles in the NTD Reporting System on the FACES platform.
The National Transit Summaries and Trends (NTST) is published annually by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to describe the state of public transit using most the most currently available NTD data publications. It aggregates the data submitted to the National Transit Database by...
Please refer to this page for links to the most recently published Federal Register Notices pertaining to NTD reporting.
The 2024 Monthly Ridership and Weekly Reference Policy Manual for the National Transit Database (NTD) includes:
Introduction Service Data Requirements for Monthly and Weekly Reference Requirements Monthly Ridership Reporting Form (MR-20) Weekly Reference Reporting (WE-20)This page describes data collected and released by the National Transit Database (NTD) program regarding safety and security events occurring on public transit systems in the United States. For more information about reporting requirements, please consult the most recent...
The purpose of this manual is to provide comprehensive reporting policy and guidance to personnel who submit data to the NTD for urban transit systems operating 30 or fewer vehicles in maximum services OR for rural transit systems (e.g., State DOTs and Tribal Transit Programs). It may also be...