FTA Safety Advisory 24-2: Street Running Rail Vehicle Collisions

FTA issued Safety Advisory 24-2 to reduce fatalities and injuries caused by street-running rail vehicle collisions. 

Street-Running Rail Collisions Safety Advisory 24-2

Overview

FTA found that street-running rail poses a heightened risk of injuries and fatalities given that vehicles operate in and among other roadway users, including privately-owned vehicles (POV), pedestrians, bicyclists, and micromobility users.

FTA Correspondence to the New York PTSB for Special Directive 24-7

General Directive 24-1: Required Actions Regarding Assaults on Transit Workers Document

FTA is issuing a General Directive to address the significant and continuing national-level safety risk related to assaults on transit workers. The General Directive requires each transit agency subject to FTA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP) Final Rule to conduct a safety...

Webinar: National RTAP Community Rides Grant Project Outcomes and Lessons Learned

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President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes historic investments to support better, more reliable transit service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $149.9 million grant award...

Data-Driven Safety: Implementing SMS

FTA's Office of System Safety, Division Chief Ivey Glendon discussed SMS and data management.

Updates for Safety Coordinating Council

FTA's Associate Administrator and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo provided an update on the state of bus and rail transit safety, recent FTA regulatory updates and the risk-based inspection program.

Safety Rulemaking Updates Discussion

FTA's Associate Administrator and Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo provided an update on recent rulemaking efforts.

APTA TRANSform Conference