FTA WMATA Corrective Actions

Since FTA assumed temporary and direct safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail system, the agency has taken numerous inspection, investigation and other activities.

Transit Worker Assault Online Dialogue Webinar Transcript

Transcript from the Transit Worker Assault Online Dialogue Webinar.

Transit Worker Assault Online Dialogue Webinar Poll Questions

Poll questions and reponsess taken during the Transit Worker Assault Online Dialogue Webinar. 

Projects

This table and chart provide a breakdown of FTA grants by major project category.

Cumulative Table of ARRA Section 1512 Reports Submitted by FTA Grant Recipients

Data includes 1512 reports submitted from the 3rd quarter of FY 2009 (the first reporting period) through the 3rd quarter of 2012 (i.e., through 10/31/12) or through project completion.

Purchases

The following tables represent ARRA funds programmed for:

These tables display the amount of ARRA funds programmed for vehicle expenses and the number of vehicles funded.

ARRA Bus Vehicle Purchases...

SGR Discretionary Grants

In 2010, FTA initiated a State of Good Repair (SGR) grant program to support reinvestment in bus fleets and bus facilities for both urbanized and rural areas. Re-authorized under the 2015 FAST Act, the SGR Competitive Grants provide funding through a competitive allocation process to states and...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces a TIFIA Loan of $874.6 Million for the Maryland Purple Line Project

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan of $874.6 million to Purple Line Transit Partners, LLC, for implementation of the Maryland Purple Line.  The TIFIA loan will support the...

Asset Inventory

An asset inventory is a register, repository or comprehensive list of an agency’s assets and specific information about those assets. It is intended to provide consistent information across all asset classes to support enterprise-level business processes, including capital programming and...

TAM Pilot Projects

In 2011, the FTA awarded six one-time grants to public transportation providers to demonstrate effective TAM systems and “best practices”, which could be replicated to improve transportation asset management at the nation's rail and bus public transportation agencies.

Asset Management...