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Title: Transit Bus Safety and Security Program Update


1
Transit Bus Safety and Security ProgramUpdate
AASHTO Standing Committee on Public
Transportation Multi-State Technical Assistance
Program (MTAP) Fall Meeting November 28-30,
2007 Austin, Texas
2
Bus Transit Safety Security Program
  • Emphasizes coordination and collaboration through
    an established Working Group
  • Increased attention to needs of smaller agencies
  • Focuses on providing practical technical
    assistance and resources
  • Voluntary

3
Working Group
  • Members
  • AASHTO, APTA, CTAA, and FTA (Headquarters
    Regions)
  • State DOTs (Texas, Missouri, Florida, Idaho,
    South Carolina, and North Carolina)
  • Federal Partners (DHS and FMCSA)
  • Industry Associations (including APWA, National
    RTAP, Easter Seals, UTAs)
  • Industry Representatives (12 total small urban
    rural providers)
  • Purpose
  • Provides ongoing access to expertise and
    different stakeholder perspectives
  • Expands ability to support industry
  • Proposed participation and support
  • Program direction
  • Stakeholder coordination and communication
  • Technical assistance review
  • Answer industry questions
  • Support training curriculum definition and
    coordination

4
Subgroups
  • Working Group volunteers
  • Management
  • Equipment and Systems
  • Human Resources
  • Safety
  • Security
  • All-hazards/Emergency Management
  • Will support hands-on review and development of
    technical assistance documents

5
Teleconferences
  • Quarterly
  • Two have been held to date
  • Next call tentatively scheduled for January
  • Program direction is shared and discussed
  • Minutes are distributed

6
Voluntary Onsite Reviews
  • Five completed
  • State DOTs and FTA Regional Offices are
    encouraged to participate
  • Technical assistance is provided onsite and
    through post-review distribution of documents
  • Effective practices are identified and added to
    resource library

7
Website Resource Tool
  • Compendium of guidance documents and technical
    assistance tools (templates, checklists, forms)
  • Working Group Subgroup members will be asked to
    support review of materials and identification of
    additional tools
  • Still in development
  • Will be shared first with Working Group members
    and then demonstrated at State DOT Invitational
    Workshop

8
State DOT Invitational Workshop
  • March 3-5, 2008 in Dallas, TX
  • Invitational travel for one rep from each State
    DOT and 10 additional Working Group members
  • 1.5 day workshop to discuss
  • Program direction and expectations
  • Training efforts
  • Website demonstration
  • Other?
  • Agenda will be distributed to Working Group for
    comments and suggestions

9
State DOT Training Seminars
  • FTA is looking for State DOT volunteers for 4
    pilot training seminars
  • State DOT will host (FTA will cover meeting space
    costs)
  • Rural and small urban agency reps will be invited
    to attend two-day training seminar on safety,
    security and all-hazards/emergency management
    topics
  • Hands-on assessment of programs
  • Identify best practices and gaps
  • Share information
  • Pilots will be conducted during 2008 calendar year

10
FTA Office of Safety and Security Program Contacts
  • Levern McElveen, Safety Team Leader
  • Levern.mcelveen_at_dot.gov
  • Carole Ferguson, Program Manager
  • Carole.ferguson_at_dot.gov
  • (202) 366.0219
  • Timothy Braxton, Data Specialist
  • Timothy.braxton_at_dot.gov
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