"While the safety record of transit bus operations, in general, has been very good, accidents do occur. The resulting injuries, fatalities and property damage often result in expenditure of scarce resources."
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Community Involvement Partnerships are expressed through collaborative transportation problem definition, shared decision-making and a mutual commitment to implementation. Community support for a project is always important. more...
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Policy Document
FTA Safety Action Plan
"The Federal Transit Administration's strategic goal mirrors the Department's strategic safety goal to 'Promote the public health and safety by working toward the elimination of transportation related deaths, injuries, and property damage.'"
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Federal Transit Administration
Article / Paper / Report
Recommended Emergency Preparedness Guidelines for Urban, Rural, and Specialized Transit Systems
"This document contains recommendations for the use by urban, rural, and specialized transit systems which utilize motor vehicles to provide transportation service to the general public, elderly or disabled person, clients of human service agencies, etc. ... [It includes] minimum recommendations, procedures, and criteria which should be employed by transit systems to enhance their particular emergiency plans, procedures, and training, as appropriate for their individual operations."
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Article / Paper / Report
Bus and Passenger Accident Prevention
"While the safety record of transit bus operations, in general, has been very good, accidents do occur. The resulting injuries, fatalities and property damage often result in expenditure of scarce resources. This document provides guidance on how to develop and implement an accident prevention program for urban, rural and specialized transit systems."
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Transit Administration
Book
Handbook for Transit Safety and Security Certification
"The Joint Task Force on Safety and Security Certification, established between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), prepared this Handbook to support the efforts of the transit industry to achieve continuous improvement in safety and security performance. This Handbook provides a guide for establishing a certification program to address safety and security that identifies the key activities; incorporates safety and security more fully into transit projects; highlights resources necessary to develop and implement a certification program for safety and security; and provides tools and sample forms to promote implementation of the safety and security certification process."
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Federal Transit Administration
Article / Paper / Report
Evaluation of Pedestrian Data Needs and Collection Efforts
"Transportation agencies could benefit from direction on how to relate pedestrian demand and behavior data to safety improvements ... The development of a pedestrian data monitoring guide is recommended; an outline is proposed."
