National Public Transportation Safety Plan

Authors

Federal Transit Administration

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2017

Subject Area

place - north america, planning - personal safety/crime, planning - safety/accidents, planning - standards, mode - bus, mode - rail, mode - tram/light rail

Keywords

National Safety Plan, Safety performance, public transportation, operating environments, intervention methods

Abstract

MAP-21 (Pub. L. 112-141 (2012))1 amended Federal transit law by authorizing a new Public Transportation Safety Program at 49 U.S.C. § 5329. Pursuant to Section 5329(b), the Public Transportation Safety Program must include a National Public Transportation Safety Plan to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive Federal transit funds.

Rights

Copyright remains with Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

Recommended Citation

Federal Transit Administration. (2017). National Public Transportation Safety Plan. 61pp.