Creative Procurements to Improve Transit Cost and Effectiveness (Report 0186)

This report summarizes the current state of transit procurement, determines transit agency utilization of innovative practices, determines how (and to what degree) FTA procurement rules are impeding the adoption of newer vehicles and new technologies, and identifies other issues or barriers that...

Addressing Operator Assault through a Safety Management System

This article focuses on the identification of hazards related to operator assaults through the Safety Risk Management process. It originally appeared in the February 2021 issue of the TSO Spotlight.

Federal Mask Requirement Stakeholder Call (February 23, 2021)

This presentation is from a February 23, 2021 FTA-hosted stakeholder call on the mask requirement for transit systems to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 based on President Joseph R. Biden’s Executive Order 13998, issued January 21, 2021, and in support of implementation for the Centers for...

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) - Virtual Office Hours for Peer-to-Peer Sharing

PTASP TAC Update: Week of February 22, 2021

The Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) Technical Assistance Center (TAC) update is now available. Read this week’s updates that focus on addressing operator assault through the Safety Management System (SMS) required by the PTASP regulation (49 CFR Part 673).

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TSO Spotlight February 2021 Issue

Read the February 2021 issue of the FTA Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight Newsletter for updates on the top safety priorities of the FTA Acting Administrator, Nuria Fernandez, and information on the Federal Mask Requirement for Transit. Register for the Federal Mask Requirement...

Webinar: National RTAP - Bus Driver Work Stations: How to Retain Drivers through Effective COVID Modifications and Ergonomics

Federal Transit Mask Requirement Stakeholder Call

TSA Surface Operations National Map Inspectors Contacts

A map of the Transportation Security Administration's Surface Operations inspector contacts.

Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration: Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner Report Summary

This document summarizes the report that discusses the results of an independent evaluation of the Vermont Agency of Transportation’s (VTrans) OpenTripPlanner (OTP), called Go! Vermont, part of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Mobility on Demand (MOD) Sandbox Demonstration program...