Mass Transit Safety & Security Thursday ENL - Aug 10th, 2023
TTC and ATU Local 113 unveils bus-of-the-future design-concepts to improve bus operator security; Unifying security systems for Mass Transit
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August 10, 2023
SECURITY NEWS
TTC and ATU Local 113 unveils bus-of-the-future design-concepts to improve bus operator security
The design provides a complete barrier that shields a bus operator’s workspace from the passenger compartment, reducing the risk of being assaulted while maintaining a clear unobstructed view of both mirrors to ensure safe operation of the vehicle.
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NY: Potsdam village seeks funding to study pedestrian safety enhancements along Route 11
ME: Campaign spotlights oft-ignored yield-to-bus law
CA: Repairs to cost more than $8.5M, take 1 year on landslide that stopped San Diego-Orange County trains
GA: MARTA wants traffic cameras to keep cars out of bus lanes
INDUSTRY HEADLINES
MBTA conducts emergency response exercise as part of safety training in support of SCR Phase 1 service
NTSB determines probable cause of Amtrak derailments in Missouri, Montana
City of Edmonton expands Community Outreach Transit Team to seven teams
USDOT’s Allies in Action reaches 100 members
TriMet Board of Directors approves continuing and expanding TriMet’s Safety Response Team
DART adds 100-plus TSOs to improve public safety
L.A. Metro rolls out new cleaning protocols in the ancillary areas on B and D Lines
Putting the 'Baaaa' in BART: BART welcomes a new animal to its fire mitigation toolkit
FEATURE
Unifying security systems for Mass Transit
By Jermaine Santoya
The power of a unified system is its ability to bring data together from disparate systems and departments and present it intuitively.
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