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The Federal Transit Administration’s Transit Safety and Oversight Spotlight is a monthly newsletter about safety and oversight topics, events, training and guidance that affect the public transportation industry.
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In May, FTA published new resources for transit agencies to clarify the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) requirements for expanded reporting of assaults on transit workers to help transit agencies understand the difference between major and
non-major events, distinguish between physical and non-physical assaults and to understand the details of how to report transit worker assault data to the National Transit Database. Find the newly published resources here.
Registration is open for the Transportation Safety Institute’s (TSI) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 safety training courses for transit personnel. These courses also support FTA grantees subject to the Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) regulation with initial training and recertification training requirements. The FY24 safety training schedule offers some additional face-to-face deliveries
This year, FTA hosted four SMS in Practice: Advancing Safety Risk Management and Safety Assurance workshops. The series spotlighted common challenges identified during FTA Technical Assistance Center inquiries, audits and Agency Safety Plan (ASP)
reviews. The workshop series concluded this month and asked participants to engage in group discussions and scenario-based exercises to obtain a deeper understanding of the processes and apply new skills and lessons learned to improve safety at their
agencies.
In May, as part of Mental Health Awareness Month, FTA hosted a webinar on suicide prevention and mental health crisis intervention in the transit industry. Guest speakers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, San Francisco Suicide Prevention, Bay Area Rapid Transit and Utah Transit Authority shared available resources, experiences and lessons learned from successful interventions.
On April 16, 2024 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY24 Transit Security Grant Program with $83.7 million available to transit agencies. The grant program provides funding to eligible public transportation systems to provide protection from terrorism and increase infrastructure resilience. Visit the FEMA website to learn more about the funding opportunity.
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On May 8, 2024 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted an
interactive education on road safety and career exploration at the USDOT Headquarters in Washington, D.C. FTA participated in the event, engaging with the community and sharing additional transit safety information to stakeholders of all ages. Both FTA and FMCSA are committed to sharing safety tips, resources and materials to improve transportation safety at large and reach the goal of zero transportation-related deaths. Visit the Our Roads, Our Safety Week website for additional resources and to learn more about how your transit agency can participate.
SMART Transportation Division Conference
July 10–11, 2024 | Cleveland, OH
CTAA Small Urban Network (SUN) Conference
August 14–16, 2024 | Alexandria, VA
AASHTO Internal External Audit Committee Conference
August 21, 2024 | Fort Worth, TX
Save the Dates: SSO Quarterly Call
August 21, 2024 | 3:00–4:30 pm ET | Virtual
November 20, 2024 | 3:00–4:30 pm ET | Virtual
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