The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) hosted a webinar on Thursday, September 21, 2023, to discuss transit rail grade crossing safety from both the operational and public education and outreach perspectives. A recording of the webinar and the presentation are now available. FTA provided an overview and the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) and MxV Rail highlighted research on…
On August 7, 2023, CUTR was awarded a $500,000 contract to perform the Transit Rider and Worker Safety Research project. USDOT has established strategic goals and objectives, which include safety, economic strength and global competitiveness, transformation, and organizational excellence. These objectives drive the “transformational investments” under USDOT’s safety goal: “Make our transportation system safer for…
On August 4, 2023, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the selection of the new team that will carry out its FTA Standards Development Program. The Team will be led by Brian Alberts, APTA’s Sr. Director of Safety and its lead for safety-related standards, and Lisa Staes, CUTR’s Associate Director and lead for FTA’s prior…
Now available: FTA Standards Development Program: Medical Fitness for Duty and Fatigue Risk Management (Report 0223). The FTA-sponsored report assesses current standards and identifies gaps in practices for fatigue risk management, hours of service for transit workers, route and personnel scheduling, medical examination certifications, testing for sleep disorders, and training. Read the full report
