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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2016

AC Transit launches 'TipNow' passenger safety app

Using simple icons, the app enables riders to report disruptive behavior, theft, suspicious activity, vandalism or unattended packages. TipNow-AC Transit is a one-year pilot program.

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Newsby StaffAugust 2, 2016

FRA final rule requires rail systems to identify, reduce safety risks

The rule will help prevent potential safety problems from escalating and resulting in incidents, injuries or deaths.

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Safety Cornerby Ed EnglishApril 27, 2016

When Creating A Transit Safety App, Ease of Use is Key

Nowadays, there’s an app for everything. Very few of those apps can turn an everyday transit rider into a hero who summons help for a person in distress. A routine ride on your transit system can be suddenly disrupted if you witness an assault, a crime in progress or a medical emergency. That is why apps designed for public safety must take all imaginable scenarios into consideration.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2016

Charlotte Area Transit introduces new safety app

With the mobile app by Elerts Corp., bus and transit riders in Charlotte can submit reports of suspicious or criminal activity to transit police.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2016

TSA enhancing security at airports, rail stations following Belgian attacks

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees TSA, announced the enhanced measures Tuesday, despite there being "no specific, credible intelligence of any plot to conduct similar attacks in the U.S.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2016

Suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport, metro train kill at least 30

The coordinated assault triggered security alerts across Europe and drew global expressions of support, four days after Brussels police had captured the prime surviving suspect in Islamic State's attacks on Paris last November, according to the report.

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Videosby StaffMarch 21, 2016

N.Y. MTA's 'If You See Something, Say Something' Campaign - 2016

In the videos, MTA customers also offer some thoughts about why they took action, and how it made them feel.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2016

N.Y. MTA's re-launched public safety campaign features rider stories

The campaign, which adds a new slogan for the first time, “New Yorkers Keep New York Safe,” features MTA customers who describe the scenarios they experienced that prompted them to report suspicious packages or activities.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2016

Chicago's Metra expands Confidential Close Call Reporting System

Will now include unions that work in Metra’s mechanical, engineering and police departments. Metra is the first U.S. commuter railroad to have a Confidential Close Call Reporting System that includes every union involved in the railroad’s operations.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Chicago Metra police launch onboard patrol unit

The new unit, made up of six full-time officers, will work on every line but will focus its efforts strategically on areas where the need is greatest.

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