FTA uses a variety of tools to ”get the word out” to all stakeholders in the transit industry. Recently, the FTA Office of Safety and Security has joined the cyber-community and gone on-line. Please visit us at http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov.

The site covers many aspects of mass transit safety and security: drug and alcohol testing programs and statistics, safety and security incident statistics, and many other safety and security programs, including the State Safety Oversight (SSO) program. The on-line information includes the full text of the SSO Regulation, 49 CFR Part 659, the Proposed Joint FRA/FTA Shared Use Statement, and the Annual Reporting Template, with more information to come. Come check us out!

Ask FTA...

With the expansion of electronic mail, FTA believes that this would be an excellent medium for readers to submit questions regarding FTA’s State Safety Oversight Program, the implementation of 49 CFR Part 659, or the State Safety Oversight Audit Program. Of course, submission is not limited to e-mail, questions by fax are also welcome. FTA hopes that a question and answer column will provide yet another means by which FTA can support its technical assistance activities for those that are affected (or soon to be) by the rule. Please submit your questions to:

Jim Caton
E-mail: jcaton@boydmaier.com
Fax: (804) 985-8977

Important Safety and Security Links

US Department of Transportation
www.dot.gov

Federal Bureau of Investigation
www.fbi.gov

Federal Transit Administration
www.fta.dot.gov

Transit Policing
home1.gte.net/tpnews

American Public Transit Association
www.apta.com

System Safety Society
www.system-safety.org

Volpe Center
www.volpe.dot.gov

Federal Railroad Administration
www.fra.dot.gov/site/index.htm

Federal Highway Administration’s State DOTs
www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm

Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov