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When overhead power lines or train electric connectors fail, service grinds to a halt creating serious safety risks and major travel delays. Understanding FTA Safety Advisory 26-1 is critical to preventing overhead power equipment failures and keeping passengers moving safely. Join FTA for an essential webinar explaining the advisory and best practices for overhead catenary systems and pantograph reliability. Register now: usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

Looking to optimize your transit agency's operator recruitment? Join the Transit Workforce Center tomorrow, October 20, at 1:00 PM ET for a webinar on streamlining and strengthening operator hiring. TWC will share key findings and best practices gathered from industry-wide surveys, interviews, and case studies. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

This Pedestrian Safety Month, FTA is reminding everyone that pedestrian safety is transit safety. Between 2008–2023, bus-to-person collisions resulted in nearly 600 fatalities and more than 8,200 injuries, alongside rising rail incidents. Agencies can act by auditing stops, refreshing signage, and enabling safety reporting. Riders & pedestrians: Stay vigilant, use crosswalks, and respect rail grade crossings.

In Fiscal Year 2026, FTA awarded over $20.7 billion across more than 2,000 transit grants to modernize and strengthen communities across the country. This is how FTA and DOT are keeping America moving.

Speaking to the American Public Transportation Association in Chicago, FTA Associate Administrator Connor Torossian emphasized core FTA priorities: safety and security, family-friendly transit, and "turning dirt," delivering projects faster by reducing burdensome regulations and redundant reporting.