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Each year, Congress passes legislation which, when signed by the President, appropriates funds for the Department of Transportation and related agencies. After that legislation is enacted, FTA publishes a notice in the Federal Register that provides an overview of the apportionments and allocations based on these funds for the various FTA programs as well as statements of policy and guidance on public transit administration.
Matthew Welbes serves as Executive Director of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Washington, D.C., directing the daily operations of the agency in support of public transportation services in communities across the United States. He supports the FTA Administrator...
The following meetings have or are planned to be conducted in support of TRACS. You can read the minutes as soon as they are available to the public.
TRACS Meeting Minutes Table Date Meeting Type Meeting Topic/Title Location Read Minutes...TRACS members typically spend time in a work group setting to research and evaluate topics related to transit safety and develop recommendations that address task statements issued by the FTA Administrator.
The following are news items, events, and meetings related to TRACS.
Date(s)DescriptionContactMore Information11/30/2016TRACS full committee meeting (Safety Update)Tom Littleton, Associate Administrator, FTA Office of Transit Safety and OversightPresentation PDF03/29/201603/30/2016TRACS...U.S. DOT publishes Conditions and Performance reports to provide an overview of the physical conditions, operational performance and investment trends of highways, bridges and transit systems.
Conditions and Performance report: 25th edition Conditions and Performance...In its role of providing financial assistance to develop new transit systems and improve, maintain, and operate existing systems nationwide, FTA oversees thousands of grants provided to states, tribes, and local public agencies to support public transportation. Grantees have a responsibility to comply with statutory and regulatory requirements associated with the management of federally assisted grants.
US DOT has been made of aware of instances of telephone scammers falsely representing the Department regarding this program.Learn more.
FTA’s Charter Service Regulations (49 CFR Part 604), which implement 49 U.S.C. 5323(d), protect private charter operators from unauthorized competition from FTA grant recipients. In essence, the charter regulations were implemented to ensure that transit agencies, subsidized with federal money, do not unfairly compete with privately owned bus companies. Under the charter rules, with limited exceptions, local transit agencies are restricted from operating chartered services.
Charter service means, but does not include demand response service to individuals:
Contact the Federal Transit Administration 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Federal Transit Administration East Building 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590
Main number: (202) 366-4043
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