Transit Bus Safety and Security Program Update

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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
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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

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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

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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

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Teleconferences

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
• [phone]
• Timothy Braxton, Data Specialist
• Timothy.braxton_at_dot.gov