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NTD Sampling Template with Data (Downloadable Excel file)

The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...

NTD Sampling Template (Downloadable Excel file)

The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...

NTD Sampling Manual

The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct data sampling to develop statistically-valid estimates of passenger miles traveled (PMT) and unlinked passenger miles (UPT) and report them to the NTD. FTA will accept estimates of PMT and UPT if the...

Sampling Manual

Sampling Manual

The NTD Sampling Manual is a guide for NTD reporters from urbanized areas that need to conduct a statistical sampling to report passenger miles traveled (PMT) data to the NTD. It is being released for the 2011 Report Year on a preliminary basis. The methodologies described...

Reporting Manual

The National Transit Database (NTD) Reporting Manual is divided into five reporting modules, each comprised of a series of data modules, as described below:

NTD Urban Reporting Manual, which includes:

Basic Information ModuleFinancial ModuleAsset ModuleService ModuleResource...

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...

NTD Reporting System Forms

Annual Reporting Module Forms Identification form (B-10) (view) Geographic Area Coverage (B-15) (view) Contractual Relationship form (B-30) (view) Sources of Funds — Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10) (view) Uses of Capital form (F-20) (view) Operating Expenses form (F-30...

Manuals

Policy Manuals

2024 NTD Reporting Policy Manual 2024 NTD Reduced Reporting Policy Manual 2024 NTD Monthly Ridership and Weekly Reference Policy Manual 2025 Safety and Security Reporting Policy Manual 2024 Safety and Security Reporting Policy Manual 2023 NTD Reporting Policy...