The FTA is responsible for ensuring federally funded public transit operators comply with applicable nondiscrimination laws. The FTA oversees the implementation of laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age in the provision of services to the public. The FTA provides technical assistance and training and conducts complaint investigations, compliance reviews, and recipient program plan reviews to ensure public transit providers comply with applicable statutes.
FTA monitors compliance with applicable civil rights program regulations and requirements through (1) the conduct of Triennial Reviews and State Management Reviews, (2) the conduct of full-scope specialty compliance reviews to confirm implementation of civil rights program compliance, and (3) the required periodic administrative periodic review (usually every 3-4 years) of grantee procedures and methodologies implemented to comply with requirements to ensure equal treatment under the law.
Since 2005, DMP has been instrumental in assisting FTA carry out and advance its initiatives to ensure equal treatment under the law. We have performed numerous comprehensive and specialized compliance reviews in that time to ensure FTA recipients comply with American’s with Disabilities Act and other related statutes.
Beginning in 2023, DMP expanded its support of FTA’s oversight program when tasked with investigating complaints alleging unequal treatment.
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Consulting
- Understanding ADA Title II Requirements for State and Local Governments
- Complying with 49 CFR Part 37 Subpart G – ADA General Service Provision Requirements
- Complying with 49 CFR Part 37 Subpart H – ADA Complementary Paratransit Requirements
- Complying With ADA Requirements When Using Transit Network Companies
- Understanding Equivalent Service Requirements
- ADA Compliance Monitoring (General Service Provisions, Equivalent Service, Complementary Paratransit Capacity Constraints)
Title VI Program Consulting
- LEP Four-Factor Analysis and Language Assistance Plan Development
- Public Participation Plan Development
- Service and Fare Equity Analyses
- Title VI Monitoring
- Planning and Program Administration
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Consulting
- Understanding 49 CFR Part 26 DBE Final Rule (April 2024)
- DBE Program Development
- DBE Goal Methodology Development
- Goal Reporting Assistance
- Race-Neutral / Race-Conscouis Goal Attainment
- Small Business Element Development
- DBE Monitoring System Development (Commercially Useful Function, Prompt-Payment, Good Faith Efforts, Termination/Substitution)
Equal Employment Opportunity Program Consulting
- EEO Policy Statement Development
- Employment Practices Development
- Statiscal Analyses of Employment Practices
- Utilization Analyses
- Goals and Timetables Development
- Monitoring and Reporting System Development
SELECTED CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS
| Bay Area Rapid Transit |
| Brazos Transit District |
| Caltrans |
| Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District |
| Chatham Area Transit |
| City of Detroit |
| City of Detroit |
| City of Jonesboro |
| City of Kansas City |
| City of Phoenix |
| City of Springfield |
| City of Tracy |
| Chicago Transit Authority |
| Colorado DOT |
| District of Columbia DOT |
| Delaware DOT |
| Detroit Transportation Corporation |
| Fairfax County Connector |
| Florida DOT |
| Foothill Transit |
| Georgia RTA |
| Greater Cleveland RTA |
| Greene County Transit Board |
| Houston METRO |
| Illinois Department of Transportation |
| Jacksonville Transportation Authority |
| Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |
| Kitsap Transit |
| Los Angeles County MTA |
| Maryland Transit Administration |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority |
| Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County |
| Miami Dade Transit |
| Milwaukee Department of Public Works |
| Nashville MTA |
| New Jersey Transit Corporation |
| New Orleans RTA |
| New York City DOT |
| New York City Transit Authority |
| Pennsylvania DOT |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Regional Transit Authority |
| Sacramento Regional Transit District |
| San Diego MTS |
| San Francisco MTA |
| Santa Cruz Metro |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority |
| Southwest Ohio RTA |
| Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation |
| Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority |