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Young people on a Denver RTD railcar.
Newsby StaffMay 6, 2025

Denver’s RTD Partners to Launch Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

The initiative aims to provide educational resources and information to encourage customers and community members to identify and report human trafficking.

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ArticlesMay 5, 2025

Improving Transit Worker Safety: How Proper Workwear Enhances Comfort and Performance

Proper workwear is critical to protect these workers, boost their comfort, and enhance their performance.

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2025

Houston METRO’s Police Department Reaches Full Staffing

At a swearing-in ceremony held at METRO headquarters, MPD welcomed 11 new hires in front of friends, loved ones, and local officials.

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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2025

Denver RTD’s 3-Year ‘Reclaiming Union Station’ Delivers Tangible Results

In the first quarter of 2022, RTD logged approximately 5,000 security-related calls for service at Union Station, compared with 2,127 in the first quarter of 2025.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2025

SEPTA Continues to Enhance Safety & Security Efforts

In fact, according to the new quarterly data, there were reductions in shootings and aggravated assaults compared to the same period last year on Philadelphia’s SEPTA system, with total crime on the system 28% lower than the three-year average preceding 2024.

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Denver RTD train
Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 2, 2025

Denver's Regional Transportation District Reveals 2024 Safety Metrics

Denver’s RTD reported their 2024 safety metrics, which show improvements across the board. They will continue to implement programs to further improve safety in their transit network.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2025

California's OCTA Says Coastal Rail Stabilization Requires Emergency Action

OCTA’s first action was to issue a request for information for contractors to provide dredging and transport options to expedite the sand placement component of the projects. OCTA expects to place approximately 540,000 cubic yards of sand.

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Busy WMATA rail station.
Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2025

WMATA Implements Policy to Ban Violent Offenders and Other Serious Criminals

The purpose of the banning policy is to prohibit a person who commits a sex or sex-related crime or any assault on a WMATA employee, contractor, or customer from entering or using the agency’s system, properties, or facilities for more than 24 hours.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2025

Denver RTD's Safety, Security Enhancements Paying Dividends

At the top of the agency's list of strategies is an increased number of RTD Transit Police officers patrolling the system, an effort that has now resulted in both a month-over-month and year-over-year decrease in security-related calls.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2025

MTI Report Examines the Hidden Toll of Mental Health, Assaults on Transit’s Frontline

The study included a literature review, data collection and analysis, and an overview of reported public transit assault-related events, a discussion of contributing factors, and documentation of 10 public transit agency case study sites.

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