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COVID-19 Resource Tool for Public Transportation
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Resource Tool organizes and references publicly available information from Federal agencies with designated roles in responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency. It is designed to assist public transportation agencies and other users in locating available Federal resources to limit the spread of COVID-19 as local economies reopen. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Grantees and subgrantees should refer to applicable regulations and statutes."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2020-05-28
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2013 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions & Performance
"This document is intended to provide decision makers with an objective appraisal of the physical conditions, operational performances, and financing mechanisms of highways, bridges, and transit systems based both on the current state of these systems and on their projected future state under a set of alternative future investment scenarios. This report offers a comprehensive, data-driven background context to support the development and evaluation of legislative, program, and budget options at all levels of government. It also serves as a primary source of information for national and international news media, transportation associations, and industry. This C&P [Conditions & Performance] report consolidates conditions, performance, and financial data provided by States, local governments, and public transit operators to provide a national-level summary. Some of the underlying data are available through the U.S. DOT's [Department of Transportation] regular statistical publications. The future investment scenario analyses are developed specifically for this report and provide national-level projections only."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Highway Administration; United States. Federal Transit Administration
2013?
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Impacts of Failing to Extend Surface Transportation Funding
"On September 30th, 2011, authorization for the Department of Transportation to collect revenue and spend out new funds from the Highway Trust Fund on highway, bridge, and transit projects expires. Surface transportation is typically reauthorized for six-year periods. The major reauthorization expired in October of 2009 and projects have been supported by seven temporary spending extensions over the past 2 years. The Highway Trust Fund serves as the primary vehicle to ensure a dependable source of financing for our nation's surface transportation systems. The Highway Trust Fund consists of two separate accounts that distribute funding to support highway and transit projects. The Highway Account supports projects within the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, while the Mass Transit Account supports projects within the Federal Transit Administration."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2011-09
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Flooded Bus Barns and Buckled Rails: Public Transportation and Climate Change Adaptation
"The objective of this project is to provide transit professionals with information and analysis relevant to adapting U.S. public transportation assets and services to climate change impacts. Climate impacts such as heat waves and flooding will hinder agencies' ability to achieve goals such as attaining a state of good repair and providing reliability and safety. The report examines anticipated climate impacts on U.S. transit and current climate change adaptation efforts by domestic and foreign transit agencies. It further examines the availability of vulnerability assessment, risk management, and adaptation planning tools as well as their applicability to public transportation agencies. The report provides examples of adaptation strategies and discusses how transit agencies might incorporate climate change adaptation into their organizational structures and existing activities such as asset management systems, planning, and emergency response. By focusing specifically on public transportation, and the unique assets, circumstances, and operations of that mode, the report supplements transportation sector wide studies whose scopes did not allow for more in-depth treatment of transit."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2011-08
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Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
"The devastating effects of terrorism are distinctly clear and realistic to our generation with the haunting September 11 attacks, the 2005 subway bombings in London, the 2009 attempted Christmas attack, and constant turmoil overseas. Therefore, it is important to examine and assess the outcome of potential terrorist attacks in preparation for an emergency evacuation by minimizing damages and enhancing solutions for the safety of the public. Most specifically, there is a need to investigate the ways in which a terrorist attack could affect a transportation network in densely populated areas and develop efficient emergency evacuation plans. Since 2007, Florida Atlantic University's Transportation Research Group has developed several emergency management scenarios involving immediate aftermaths of terrorist attacks in Washington, D.C.This project is an accumulation of three separate case studies that were conducted in the Washington, D.C. downtown area with various degrees of specification. The purpose of this research is to examine and assess the existing infrastructure's ability to handle specified disasters and to make recommendations based upon the findings of this research."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Transit Administration. Office of Research, Demonstration, and Innovation
Kaisar, Evangelos I.; Scarlatos, P. D.
2010-12
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2010 National State of Good Repair Investment
"Following the April 2009 Rail Modernization Study, a report requested by Congress to assess the level of capital investment required to attain and maintain a state of good repair for the nation's seven largest public transportation rail systems, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood tasked FTA [Federal Transit Administration] with expanding the scope of the study to assess the level of investment required to bring all of our nation's public transportation (transit) systems into a state of good repair. The 2009 Rail Modernization Study had estimated the current SGR [State of Good Repair] backlog for the seven rail operators to be $50 billion ($2008). The study also determined that $5.9 billion in annual reinvestment is required to avoid further expansion of that backlog. While the seven agencies included in the 2009 Rail Modernization Study are responsible for a majority of the nation's transit assets (including most of the nation's oldest rail assets), the Study's findings -- in particular the magnitude of the investment backlog -- emphasize the need for a more comprehensive understanding of transit reinvestment needs. This '2010 National State of Good Repair Assessment' evaluates the level of investment required to bring all U.S. transit assets -- including the assets of all urbanized area and rural transit operators -- to a state of good repair. The analysis presented here describes a current national SGR backlog of an estimated $77.7 billion ($2009). It also estimates that an annual average of $14.4 billion in normal replacement expenditures would be required to keep that backlog from getting larger."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2010-06
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Introduction to All-Hazards Preparedness for Transit Agencies
"Over the past few years, the term ―all-hazards has appeared in a variety of contexts in many federal documents, including homeland security presidential directives, the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Preparedness Guidelines (NPG). To date, none of these documents has provided a succinct definition for the term ―all hazard that is appropriate for transit agencies. Rather, the term has been used in the general context of planning and preparing for responses to security incidents, natural disasters, and other emergencies. This resource document provides a definition and explanation of all-hazards preparedness for transit agencies that expands on, and is consistent with, the national guidance on all-hazards preparedness presented in the NPG. The expansion of all-hazards preparedness for transit agencies adds safety accidents and criminal activities to the list of emergencies to be considered. More importantly, it includes a higher-level analysis of the results of safety, security, and emergency management assessments to prioritize actions for the integrated and comprehensive control of risks."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2010-05
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State Safety Oversight Program: Audit of the Tri-State Oversight Committee and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Final Audit Report)
"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) conducted an on-site audit of the safety program implemented by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and overseen by the Tri-State Oversight Committee (TOC) between December 14 and 17, 2009 at WMATA's Jackson Graham Building and Alexandria Rail Yard. Subsequent document requests and reviews took place throughout the month of January 2010. FTA also participated in WMATA's Right-of-Way Safety Workshop, January 11 to 13, 2010. At the end of January, both TOC and WMATA were provided with the opportunity to comment on a draft version of this report. FTA received those comments and incorporated them into this final report. At the end of February, FTA, TOC and WMATA all participated in a public hearing convened by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to focus, in part, on the adequacy of state and federal oversight of rail transit systems, including TOC and FTA's program to oversee WMATA."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2010-03-04
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2009 Rail Safety Statistics Report: An Analysis of Safety Data Reported by State Safety Oversight Agencies and Rail Transit Agencies for the Years 2003-2008
"This 'Rail Safety Statistics Report' focuses attention on safety issues in the public rail
transportation industry and supports FTA's (Federal Transit Administration) mission
through the identification of safety priorities and attendant strategies to address industry
concerns.
FTA's safety program for rail transit continues to be increasingly guided by the
evaluation of industry data, trends in safety indicators, and the results of on-site
assessments, audits and reviews. FTA attempts to direct both its safety oversight and
technical assistance efforts toward those areas involving the highest risks for rail transit
agencies. FTA also uses the evaluation of industry data to determine the effectiveness of
its own programs and to identify where improvements can be made.
This 'Rail Safety Statistics Report' uses information collected by FTA from the National
Transit Database (NTD) and the SSO [State Safety Oversight] Program between calendar years 2003 and 2008.
As applicable, this report also uses data supplied by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and the National Safety Council (NSC)."
United States. Federal Transit Administration; United States. Department of Transportation
2010?
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Public Transportation's Role in Responding to Climate Change
"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) collects and analyzes data from across the country on public transportation fuel use, vehicles deployed, rides taken, and other key metrics. These data, taken from the National Transit Database and combined with information from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, provides valuable insight into the impacts of automobile, truck, SUV, and public transportation travel on the production of greenhouse gas emissions. National level data show significant greenhouse gas emission savings by use of public transportation, which offers a low emissions alternative to driving. This paper presents an analysis of the data and frames it in a broader context. It concludes with a description of FTA actions that address climate change. "
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Transit Administration
Hodges, Tina
2010-01
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Federal Transit Administration: Rail Modernization Study: Report to Congress, April 2009
The report assesses the level of capital investment required to attain and maintain a state of good repair (SGR) for the Nation's seven largest rail transit operators. The study estimates the total value of the existing backlog of over-age assets at these agencies. It also considers reinvestment needs within the context of past levels of Federal funding support as well as potential changes to the current Federal program.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2009-04
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Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis 80: Transit Security Update
This document focuses on transit-related counterterrorism and anti-crime security measures and practices; examines crime and security incident trends; and highlights other related topics, including major issues and obstacles to security and policing management.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2009-03-12?
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Recommended Best Practices for States Conducting Three-Year Safety Reviews
"FTA [Federal Transit Administration] developed this recommended best practice to help SSO [State Safety Oversight] agencies perform more thorough reviews of the RTAs [rail transit agency] in their jurisdictions. This resource provides verification activities to assess the RTA's effective implementation of each required SSPP [System Safety Program Plan] element. This document also offers recommendations for making findings and requiring corrective action."
United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal Transit Administration
2009-03-01
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Sensitive Security Information (SSI): Designation, Markings, and Control - Resource Document for Transit Agencies
"This document includes resource information for identification and handling of information pertaining to transit systems and transit operations whose dissemination should be controlled and protected for security reasons through the use of designating this information as Sensitive Security Information (SSI)."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2009-03
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Sensitive Security Information (SSI): Designation, Markings, and Control: Resource Document for Transit Agencies
"This guidance document addresses sensitive security information (SSI) for transit agencies. SSI is information about security, operations, facilities, or other assets or capital projects whose disclosure would be detrimental to the security of transit employees or customers. By law, transit agencies are required to categorize and protect SSI. Protecting SSI means restricting its distribution and controlling access to it. By law, SSI is not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or state 'Sunshine Laws.' It is also not available under discovery in civil litigation, and it is not required to be part of the record in a federal rulemaking. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has based the guidance in this document on the regulations in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 15 and 1520. Its purpose is to help transit agencies prevent the unauthorized disclosure or dissemination of SSI while preserving the public's 'right to know' about transit systems and operations. Transit agencies can use this guidance as a resource in developing policies and procedures for identifying, marking, and handling SSI in order to control access to it. To the extent practical, agencies should integrate the designation, marking, and handling of SSI into their existing security procedures."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2009-03
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Recommended Fire Safety Practices for Rail Transit Materials Selection
"Mass transit agencies are under constant economic pressure, yet efficiently and safely move tens of millions of people daily. Not many fires occur in mass transit, but if they do, the ramifications are great: even a single significant fire involving mass transit can destroy costly infrastructure and undermine riders' confidence, in addition to endangering many lives. From the start, the challenge was formidable: take mass transit fire safety to the next level, without adding to cost."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2008-11
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Transit State of Good Repair: Beginning the Dialogue
From the report, "In the summer of 2008, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) brought together representatives from 14 public transportation providers and State Departments of Transportation to discuss the state of repair of our Nation's transit inventory. We discussed, among other things, transit recapitalization and maintenance issues, asset management practices, and innovative financing strategies. We explored issues related to measuring the condition of transit capital assets, prioritizing local transit re-investment decisions, and preventive maintenance practices. And we discussed research needs and potential tools for helping agencies cope with this growing problem."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2008-10
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Security Manpower Planning Model: Instruction Manual
"This Security Manpower Planning Model (SMPM) has been developed by the Federal Transit Administration [FTA], with initial draft versions reviewed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The SMPM supports and closely aligns with FTA and TSA transit security fundamentals (including random and unpredictable roving patrols/inspections) and transit security program priorities (such as targeted training for transit security personnel). The Security Manpower Planning Model is a flexible decision support tool created to enable transit security planners the ability to assess impacts of strategic decisions on resources and staffing. Based on the data inputted, the model identifies staffing levels and budgeting. The SMPM is flexible in the sense that it can be used by any transit agency with existing or planned security resources, regardless of operating mode(s) or size. "
United States. Federal Transit Administration
Blake, Rick; Uccardi, Mark
2008-05
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Security Cameras / Security Systems Fact Sheet: Transit Overview
This fact sheet provides an overview of how security cameras and security systems are used in the transit system.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2007-12
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Office of Safety and Security: Fiscal Year 2008 Action Plan
"This 'TPM-30 FY [Federal Transit Administration's Office of Safety and Security] 2008 Action Plan' identifies the activities that TPM-30 will complete through its various programs during FY 2008 to meet its goals and, ultimately, accomplish its mission. The plan provides clear direction regarding the objectives of TPM-30's program and lays out the process for evaluation. Activities specified in the 'TPM-30 FY 2008 Action Plan' are based on strategic assessments performed to support our budgeting, performance measurement, and accountability processes."
United States. Federal Transit Administration; United States. Department of Transportation
2007-10-01
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Office of Safety and Security Five-Year Strategic Plan: FY2008 to FY2012
"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Safety and Security developed this 'Five-Year Strategic Plan(FY2008 to FY2012)' (Strategic Plan) to ensure that safety, security, and emergency management at the FTA are guided by a clear vision, goals, and strategies, and that the Office itself matures to achieve its vision. The Strategic Plan promotes a comprehensive, all-hazards management approach to safety, security, and emergency management and a balanced approach to the Office's programs and activities. It encompasses a five-year vision for the maturity of the Office toward achieving its goals. The Strategic Plan will be implemented through a Five-Year Program Plan (Program Plan) that, on an annual basis, evaluates programs, projects, activities, and products for their effectiveness and benefit to the transit industry and aligns future endeavors based on Office and industry needs."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2007-10
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Transportation Equity in Emergencies: A Review of the Practices of State Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and Transit Agencies in 20 Metropolitan Areas (Final Report, May 2007)
"The Hurricane Katrina disaster has raised concern that government at all levels is not adequately prepared to respond to major disasters or catastrophic incidents and, in particular, is not well prepared to assist members of the public who, by virtue of their age, ability, income, national origin, or medical history, will have specific mobility, sheltering, communications, or other special needs in emergency events. This report reviews the extent to which transit providers, metropolitan planning organizations, and state departments of transportation in selected metropolitan regions in the United States and Puerto Rico are identifying and addressing the needs of populations that may be especially vulnerable in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. The report suggests that targeted outreach and assistance measures as well as coordination amongst local transportation and emergency management agencies would help local agencies be better prepared to assist populations with specific needs in emergencies."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
Bailey, Dennis; Swiacki, Sandra; Byrnes, Annemarie
2007-05
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2006 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions & Performance
"This document is intended to provide decision makers with an objective appraisal of the physical conditions, operational performance, and financing mechanisms of highways, bridges, and transit systems based both on the current state of these systems and on the projected future state of these systems under a set of alternative future investment scenarios. This report offers a comprehensive, factual background to support the development and evaluation of legislative, program, and budget options at all levels of government. It also serves as a primary source of information for national and international news media, transportation associations, and industry. This C&P report consolidates conditions, performance, and financial data provided by States, local governments, and mass transit operators to provide a national-level summary. Some of the underlying data are available through the Department's regular statistical publications. The future investment scenario analyses are developed specifically for this report and provide national-level projections only. The report begins with a Highlights section that lists key findings, focusing mainly on changes in various indicators since 1997, the last year prior to the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which authorized Federal highway and transit funding for the period 1998 through 2003. This is followed by an Executive Summary that highlights the key findings in each individual chapter. These sections will also be distributed as a separate stand-alone summary document."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2007-01-22
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TSA/FSA Security and Emergency Management Action Items for Transit Agencies
A list of action items for transit agencies by the TSA [Transportation Security Administration] and FSA [Federal Transit Administration] for security and emergency management.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-12
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Alternative Fuels Study: A Report to Congress on Policy Options for Increasing the Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Vehicles
"This report presents the results of a study required by Section 3016(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). That section directed the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of the actions necessary to increase the use of alternative fuels in public transportation vehicles, including buses, fixed guideway vehicles, and ferries. The study considered the environmental and other benefits expected from increased use of alternative fuels, barriers that discourage the purchase of alternative fuels, available opportunities that encourage the purchase of alternative fuels, including those that require no capital improvements to transit vehicles, and the levels and type of support necessary to encourage greater use of alternative fuels in public transportation vehicles."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-12
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Commuter Rail Safety Study
"There is a need to ensure that the safety performance of the commuter rail industry is appropriately assessed and analyzed, and that the results are documented and effectively communicated to the commuter railroads, government, industry associations, and other interested parties. To meet this need, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Office of Safety and Security, working cooperatively with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Office of Safety, has performed this Commuter Rail Safety Study. The objectives of this study are to: Identify the most frequent, highest risk causes of commuter rail accidents; direct FTA and FRA oversight and technical assistance resources to address these high-risk causes; and accelerate industry awareness, to promote identification and implementation of activities and practices that have the potential to mitigate the largest risks."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-11-01?
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Transit Agency Security and Emergency Management Protective Measures
This document aims to integrate a transit agency's entire security and emergency management programs with the Department of Homeland Security Homeland Security Advisory System.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-11
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State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program Annual Report for 2005
"The 2005 SSO [State Safety Oversight] Annual Report presents safety data provided by the individual SSO agencies and offers industry-wide analysis regarding the types of accidents occurring, their probable causes, and the corresponding impacts of these accidents on passengers, employees, and property. This report documents the safety performance of the rail transit industry for the calendar year 2005 and includes comparison data from the previous two years. Results from this analysis may assist SSO and rail transit agencies in addressing 49 CFR Part 659 requirements and in developing management structures and work programs to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate safety and security-related programs for passenger service."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-10
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Rail Transit Safety Action Plan
Rail Transit Safety Action Plan focuses on the safety incidents of greatest concern in the rail transit industry. The plan's objectives are to: target the highest risk causes of rail transit accidents; direct FTA's [Federal Transit Administration] technical assistance resources to address these high-risk causes; and accelerate industry awareness, spotlighting activities and practices that have the potential to mitigate the largest risks.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-09
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Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies
"Based on lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and other events, FTA has documented practices and procedures to improve emergency preparedness. The purpose of this Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies is to provide local transit agencies and transportation providers with useful information and best practices in emergency preparedness and disaster response and recovery. The Resource provides summary information for general background, and includes best practices and links to more specific resources and more detailed information for local agencies concerning critical disaster related elements such as emergency preparedness, disaster response, and disaster recovery."
United States. Federal Transit Administration
2006-08-21
