General Session: FTA Update (Mobility 2026)

Please join us to hear from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and learn more about FTA’s public transit priorities and the year ahead.

Introduction: Leanne Redden, Chair, APTA; Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority 

Moderator: Connor Torossian, Associate Administrator for Communications and Congressional Affairs, Federal Transit Administration 

Panelists:

• Mark Bathrick, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Program Management, Federal Transit Administration 
• Maryam Allahyar, PhD, Associate Administrator, Office of Research & Innovation, Federal Transit Administration 
• Joseph DeLorenzo, Assoc Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight, Chief Safety Officer, Federal Transit Administration 
• David Beckhouse, Region 8 Acting Administrator, Federal Transit Administration