From Policy and Response to System Design and Operations: Inter-Governmental Transit Security Planning in the U.S.

The events of September 11th, 2001, brought the issue of transportation security and terrorism to the forefront of civil society. Transit security is especially challenging because of the nature of transit systems as open and accessible public places and the need to keep these systems running quickly and efficiently; transit officials cannot employ many of the security strategies used in aviation security. This paper examines the recent developments in transit security planning in the U.S. using two sources of data: 1) interviews with officials from federal agencies, a national transit industry organization, and local transit agencies, and 2) a nationwide survey of transit operators. The findings show that transit security remains a major concern for operators who must work to balance security needs with operations and management goals. Interagency coordination has become a crucial element of security planning. In addition, environmental design and public outreach and education—two strategies that received much less attention pre-September 11th—have emerged as much more important in transit security planning.

• Record URL:
  http://doi.org/10.5038/2375-0901.8.4.1
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/30755822
• Authors:
  • Fink, Camille N Y
  • Taylor, Brian D
  • Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; References;
• Pagination: pp 1-16
• Serial:
  • Journal of Public Transportation
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: University of South Florida, Tampa
  • ISSN: 1077-291X
  • EISSN: 2375-0901
  • Serial URL: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpt/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coordination; Environmental design; Interagency relations; Interviewing; Operations; Planning and design; Public transit; Security; Surveys; Terrorism; Transit authorities; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Public education
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01007081
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 8 2005 4:12PM