The $3.995-million project will improve the customer experience and the safety of riders with bus shelters, a bikeshare station, and innovative sustainability features.
The Agency Safety Plan, required by the FTA, is based upon the Safety Management Systems policies and procedures.
Although COVID-19 has certainly presented the transit industry with significant challenges, the timing of introducing new initiatives might actually be advantageous, tempering unrealistic expectations for success.
The Safety Research and Demonstration Program is part of a larger safety research effort at the U.S. Department of Transportation that provides technical and financial support for transit agencies to pursue innovative approaches to eliminate or mitigate safety hazards.
The report found most transit agencies, which fall within this sector, do not have many of the basic policies or personnel in place to respond to a cyber incident.
As communities nationwide shift their focus from response to economic recovery, transit agencies are supporting local efforts by increasing the availability of service.
The report identifies challenges and barriers to improving access to transportation for people with disabilities, older adults, and individuals of low income.
The pilot project was made possible thanks to a public-private partnership with MidAmerican Energy who signed on to provide the local match for DART’s Low or No-Emission grant application with the FTA.
The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning.
The rule redefines a “major capital project” as a new fixed guideway project — or an expansion, rehabilitation, or modernization of an existing fixed guideway system — with a total project cost of $300 million or more and with a federal investment of $100 million or more.