Urban Transportation and Highway Security

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Urban Transportation and Highway Security

• Eva Lerner-Lam, Moderator
• ASCE Web Seminar
• March 13, 2003

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Panelists

• Larry Johnson, BERG Associates
• Stephen Lockwood, PB Consult
• Dan Hartman, TSA, Transportation Infrastructure
• Pete Sklannik, Jr., Virginia Railway Express
• Brian OMalley, TSA Mass Transit Branch
• Charles Barker, George G. Sharp, Inc.

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Security is Simply Another Constraint on
Transportation Systems

• Other constraints include
• Infrastructure and Operating Costs
• Multi- and Inter-Jurisdictional coordination
• Social Equity Issues
• Objective To minimize the constraints and
  optimize the system

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Role and Importance of Infrastructure Hardening

• Access Control Systems
• Video Monitoring Systems
• Physical Barriers
• Patrols by Uniformed Security Personnel

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Role and Importance of Counter-Terrorism

• Intelligence Collection and Analysis, including
• Due Diligence on Vendors, Contractors and
  Employees
• Surveillance of Reconnaissance Activities
• Visible Patrols
• Pre-Emptive Arrests or Assaults

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Role and Importance of Planning, Training and
Drills

• Emergency Response Procedures  
• Consequence Management Systems 
• Coordination and team building across disciplines

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Role and Importance of Standards

• Policies and Procedures
• Training
• Equipment
• Software
• Communications
• Record-keeping
• Data