Model Bus Transit Safety and Security Program: Program Strategies

In 2000, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) began work on its Model Transit Bus Safety and Security Program (Bus Safety and Security Program). Over the next few years, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was developed and signed by FTA, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), and the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). In signing the MOU, each partner organization agreed to promote Bus Safety and Security Program elements, assess the activities and performance of program implementation, and incorporate all reasonable actions necessary to ensure the effective implementation of safety and security programs at bus transit agencies, thereby maintaining the voluntary nature of the Bus Safety and Security Program. Since the signing of the MOU, there have been many advances in bus transit safety and security by AASHTO, APTA, CTAA and the bus transit agencies, themselves. FTA recommitted itself to the success of the Bus Safety and Security Program and has taken steps to ensure increased coordination with the transit bus industry and a closer working relationship with its MOU partners. To commemorate the next phase of the Bus Safety and Security Program, FTA invited its MOU partners to participate in a Kick-off Meeting, held on July 18, 2006. This meeting was essential to reestablish a working relationship, to address the challenges of the past few years, and to identify a way to move the Bus Safety and Security Program forward. The meeting provided FTA an opportunity to: Acknowledge progress that has been made in safety and security in the bus transit industry and by the state departments of transportation; Listen to MOU partner presentations of bus transit industry achievements, concerns and suggestions; Discuss FTA’s intent for the program; and Solicit feedback on future program direction. A summary of Bus Safety and Security Program objectives and proposed strategies discussed during that meeting are presented in this report.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Security; Strategic planning; Transit safety
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01047594
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 4 2007 4:35PM